Avik
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- uh-VEEK
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,948 for boys
Avik is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “fearless”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Avik mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit abhika, also used as Bengali Abhik
“fearless”
Is Avik a girl's or a boy's name?
Avik is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Avik in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 133% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Avik, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Avik in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Avik in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
How popular is Avik in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Avik, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 39 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Avik in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Avik in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,115 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,494 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 30 | #3,633 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,804 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,507 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Avik
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Advik Avyaan Shivansh Aviraj Vihaan Adhvik Aadvik Aarvik Yuvraj Atharv Krishiv
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veer Veda
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Avik: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/avik, updated 20 October 2026.