Lavi
Boy · lah-VEE · Hebrew
Lavi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 2,718th for boys in the US (47 babies).
What does Lavi mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew lavi
“lion”
One of several Hebrew words for lion, used as a name in modern Israel.
- Say it
- lah-VEE
Is Lavi a girl's or a boy's name?
Lavi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 47 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lavi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,718among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the US were named Lavi, making it the 2,718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. It first appears in the records in 2006.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Lavi of any year since it first appeared, in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Lavi in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 58 boys in the US were given Lavi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,013, up from #2,718 for this spelling alone.
- Lavi 47
- Lavie 11
Lavi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #2,718 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,738 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
Names like Lavi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avi Navi Ivaan Avyaan Aarav Krishiv Shivansh Vihaan Javi Atharv Advik Veer
Other spellings of Lavi
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