Avi
Avi was the 832nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 297 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 720th with 366 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 107 places. More babies were named Avi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning my father · Hebrew
Say it AH-vee /ˈɑvi/
- Rank in 2025
- #832 boys, up 84 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 297boys
- Girls and boys
- 11% girls, 89% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022366 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,921babies recorded
What does the name Avi mean?
Avi is Hebrew for 'my father', from av 'father' with the possessive -i. In Israel and among Jewish families it is used both as a full name and as a short form of names beginning with Av-, chiefly Avraham (Abraham) and Avner (Abner). The Bible explains Abraham as 'father of a multitude' (Genesis 17:5), and Abner is usually read as 'my father is light'.
אָב (av) (Hebrew, “father”)אָבִי (avi) (Hebrew, “my father”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Abraham, Avraham, Avner, Abner.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Avi', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Hebrew Bible, Genesis 17:5 (Sefaria, with JPS translation), Sefaria
- Wikidata item Q19914355 ('Avi' given name), Wikidata (CC0)
Avi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,880 | #832 | 16 | 297 |
| 2020 | #3,226 | #916 | 48 | 244 |
| 2010 | #3,897 | #1,323 | 39 | 129 |
| 2000 | #9,251 | #1,391 | 10 | 90 |
| 1990 | — | #1,972 | — | 38 |
| 1980 | — | #1,767 | — | 32 |
| 1970 | — | #2,518 | — | 14 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | #3,049 | — | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Avi, counting every spelling?
Avi is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #795 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #832 for Avi on its own. Together these spellings went to 304 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avi | 297 | #832 | 1,615 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Avi?
297 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Avi (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Avi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 28 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Avi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Avi?
About 5,900 people born in the US named Avi are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 5 and 22. That makes Avi a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Avi by state
How common Avi was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.8×), New York (2.5×), Massachusetts (2.3×), Maryland (1.8×), Washington (1.7×). In 25 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Avi: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Avi, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Avi · Sibling names for Avi
Questions about the name Avi
What does Avi mean?
Avi means “my father” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Avi?
Avi was the 832nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 297 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 720th with 366 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 107 places. More babies were named Avi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Avi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 11% girls, 89% boys given the name Avi in the US.
Where is Avi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Avi was most common in New Jersey (0.71 per 1,000 boys), followed by District of Columbia and New York.