Lavi

A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning lion; a form of Lavi or Leavi.

Babies a year
18
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Lavi by the numbers

Lavi was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Levijoined, attached8,420 in the US (2017)
  • Lawilion; a form of Levi or Ariel11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lami3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lavik3 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean a lion

Like Lavi, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Ariamelody, air; lioness7,160 in the US (2017)
  • Leolion3,278 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Leonardobrave lion; from Germanic elements4,113 in the US (2017)
  • Ariellion of god2,655 in the US (2017)
  • Leonlion526 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Arilion; my lion1,122 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Lavi

ArtinVladAmelioHaadiKittAadamAarikAudry

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