Avni
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AV-nee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,085 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,117 for girls
Avni is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “the earth”. In 2025 it ranked 1,085th for girls in the UK (33 babies) and 2,117th for girls in the US (88 babies).
What does Avni mean?
Sanskrit
“the earth”
Is Avni a girl's or a boy's name?
Avni is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 33 girls in the UK and 88 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Avni in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,085th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 33 about 1 in 8,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 33 girls in the UK were named Avni, making it the 1,085th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,180th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 43 girls.
Half of all the girls named Avni in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,028th in England and Wales.
Avni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #1,085 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 33 | #1,107 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,667 |
| 2021 | 31 | #1,162 |
| 2020 | 30 | #1,180 |
| 2019 | 42 | #926 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,375 |
| 2017 | 42 | #957 |
| 2016 | 32 | #1,162 |
| 2015 | 30 | #1,216 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,336 |
| 2013 | 30 | #1,218 |
| 2012 | 22 | #1,516 |
| 2011 | 43 | #903 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,299 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,285 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,443 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Avni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,117th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 88 about 1 in 18,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 88 girls in the US were named Avni, making it the 2,117th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,170th. It first appears in the records in 1977.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Avni of any year since it first appeared, in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Avni in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Avni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 88 | #2,117 |
| 2024 | 77 | #2,362 |
| 2023 | 62 | #2,757 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2,792 |
| 2021 | 63 | #2,715 |
| 2020 | 83 | #2,170 |
| 2019 | 79 | #2,285 |
| 2018 | 64 | #2,676 |
| 2017 | 79 | #2,320 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,866 |
| 2015 | 78 | #2,351 |
| 2014 | 81 | #2,290 |
| 2013 | 66 | #2,660 |
| 2012 | 67 | #2,654 |
| 2011 | 64 | #2,724 |
| 2010 | 49 | #3,305 |
| 2009 | 61 | #2,851 |
| 2008 | 47 | #3,477 |
| 2007 | 44 | #3,652 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4,952 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
Names like Avni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anvi, Saanvi, Aarvi, Avani, Dhriti, Vaani, Sanvi, Aashvi, Kashvi, Yashvi, Dhanvi, Arya
Names related to Avni
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena
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, “Avni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/avni, updated 20 October 2026.