Avi

A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning my father.

Babies a year
65
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#832
up from #842
UK popularity
#593
65 babies · down from #592

How Avi has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2025. Lower is more popular.
#637#846#1054201520212025#832

View as table
YearUS rank
2015#939
2016#947
2017#974
2018#923
2020#913
2021#784
2022#717
2023#748
2024#842
2025#832

Avi by the numbers

In 2025, 65 babies in England and Wales were named Avi. In the US, 251 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 223 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Avi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Arilion; my lion1,122 in the US (2017)
  • Adimy ornament or adornment10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Avivspring; springtime34 in the US (2017)
  • Avrimy father; a form of Avri or Aviv28 in the US (2017)
  • Abimy father; a form of Abijah24 in the US (2017)
  • Aoiblue or hollyhock14 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Avi

Names that are said the same way as Avi, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Aviemy father; a diminutive of Avraham or similar39 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Avyolive; diminutive form of Aveline or Avery27 in the US (2017)
  • Aivy12 in the US (2017)
  • Aavi4 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Avi

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