Avi
Boy · AH-vee · Hebrew
Avi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my father”. In 2025 it ranked 639th for boys in the UK (65 babies) and 832nd for boys in the US (297 babies).
What does Avi mean?
Hebrew
“my father”
Also a common Hebrew short form of names such as Avraham.
- Say it
- AH-vee
More on Wiktionary.
Is Avi a girl's or a boy's name?
Avi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 65 boys in the UK and 16 girls and 297 boys in the US.
How popular is Avi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #639among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 65about 1 in 4,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 76% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 65 boys in the UK were named Avi, making it the 639th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 812th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 70 boys. 3 girls were also named Avi in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Avi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 593rd in England and Wales.
Avi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #639 |
| 2024 | 64 | #650 |
| 2023 | 70 | #592 |
| 2022 | 45 | #792 |
| 2021 | 41 | #858 |
| 2020 | 42 | #812 |
| 2019 | 35 | #931 |
| 2018 | 36 | #919 |
| 2017 | 25 | #1,197 |
| 2016 | 31 | #1,030 |
| 2015 | 51 | #716 |
| 2014 | 33 | #969 |
| 2013 | 29 | #1,040 |
| 2012 | 28 | #1,070 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,257 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Avi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #832among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 297about 1 in 5,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 297 boys in the US were named Avi, making it the 832nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 916th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 366 boys. It first appears in the records in 1949. 16 girls were also named Avi in 2025 (6,837th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Avi in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Avi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 297 | #832 |
| 2024 | 290 | #842 |
| 2023 | 349 | #747 |
| 2022 | 366 | #720 |
| 2021 | 313 | #786 |
| 2020 | 244 | #916 |
| 2019 | 196 | #1,047 |
| 2018 | 230 | #924 |
| 2017 | 212 | #974 |
| 2016 | 220 | #946 |
| 2015 | 224 | #939 |
| 2014 | 187 | #1,057 |
| 2013 | 184 | #1,043 |
| 2012 | 179 | #1,060 |
| 2011 | 165 | #1,116 |
| 2010 | 129 | #1,323 |
| 2009 | 136 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 139 | #1,251 |
| 2007 | 144 | #1,223 |
| 2006 | 126 | #1,306 |
| 2005 | 108 | #1,380 |
| 2004 | 106 | #1,365 |
| 2003 | 92 | #1,428 |
| 2002 | 95 | #1,381 |
| 2001 | 84 | #1,456 |
| 2000 | 90 | #1,387 |
| 1999 | 59 | #1,730 |
| 1998 | 48 | #1,984 |
| 1997 | 45 | #1,988 |
| 1996 | 44 | #1,982 |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,341 |
| 1994 | 48 | #1,790 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,204 |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 38 | #1,977 |
| 1990 | 38 | #1,963 |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,788 |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,701 |
| 1987 | 40 | #1,682 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,094 |
| 1985 | 42 | #1,543 |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,097 |
| 1983 | 42 | #1,469 |
| 1982 | 31 | #1,814 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,788 |
| 1978 | 36 | #1,570 |
| 1977 | 44 | #1,367 |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,827 |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,629 |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,129 |
| 1973 | 34 | #1,464 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,533 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,125 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,508 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,129 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,610 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 8 | #2,980 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,261 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,174 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,020 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,688 |
Names like Avi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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