Zavi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZAH-vee
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Zavi is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
Where does Zavi come from?
Possibly a short form of Zavier (Xavier) or Zaviyan
Is Zavi a girl's or a boy's name?
Zavi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zavi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 383% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Zavi, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd.
2025 had the most boys named Zavi of any year since it first appeared, in 2018.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Zavi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
How popular is Zavi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Zavi, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 2012.
Half of all the boys named Zavi in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zavi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
Names like Zavi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Omar Levi Ezra Rupert Bodhi River Arlo Lando Alfred Zaviyar Nico
Names related to Zavi
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, “Zavi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zavi, updated 20 October 2026.