Fun Facts About the Name Avi
- More than 6 thousand babies named Avi: U.S. records list 6,917 babies given the name Avi from 1880 through 2025. Even 832 girls received the name Avi - about 1 girl for every 7 boys.
What Does the Name Avi Mean?
Avi (Hebrew אָבִי) is a masculine name meaning "my father." It comes from the Hebrew noun av (אָב), "father," combined with the first-person singular possessive ending -i, so the form literally means "my father." The same element appears in many biblical Hebrew names beginning with Avi-, such as Avihu (Abihu), Avner (Abner), Avishai (Abishai), and Aviyah (Abijah), where it carries the sense "father" or "my father." Avi is also used as a short form of longer Hebrew names built on this element, including Avraham (Abraham), Avigdor, Aviad, and Avishai. The name is not related to the Latin avis ("bird"), which only resembles it in spelling.
Avi Name History & Origins
The element Avi- is old in Hebrew and appears in personal names recorded in the Hebrew Bible, among them Avihu, Avner, Avishai, and Aviyah. The related word for father also stands in the Jewish liturgical phrase Avinu Malkeinu ("Our Father, our King"), where it is applied to God. The standalone given name Avi draws on this same element; it is used in modern Hebrew and in Jewish communities, where it also serves as a familiar short form of Avraham and of other names beginning with Avi-. Outside Hebrew usage, Avi appears as a short form of South Asian names such as Avinash, a usage separate from the Hebrew name.
How Popular is the Name Avi?
Avi recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2022. Its best rank was #718 in 2022.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,880 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #5,026 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2023 | #3,432 | 46 | 0.0029% |
| 2022 | #2,899 | 58 | 0.0035% |
| 2021 | #3,621 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2020 | #3,226 | 48 | 0.0030% |
| 2019 | #4,023 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2018 | #3,250 | 49 | 0.0029% |
| 2017 | #3,781 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2016 | #4,264 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2015 | #3,999 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2014 | #4,278 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2013 | #5,160 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2012 | #4,058 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2011 | #4,010 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2010 | #3,897 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2009 | #4,282 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2008 | #4,908 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2007 | #4,577 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2006 | #5,734 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #6,567 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #5,775 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #7,634 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #7,482 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #11,134 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #9,251 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #12,883 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #11,997 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #11,060 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #10,337 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #832 | 297 | 0.0174% |
| 2024 | #842 | 288 | 0.0168% |
| 2023 | #747 | 349 | 0.0204% |
| 2022 | #718 | 366 | 0.0210% |
| 2021 | #785 | 313 | 0.0179% |
| 2020 | #915 | 244 | 0.0141% |
| 2019 | #1,048 | 196 | 0.0109% |
| 2018 | #924 | 230 | 0.0127% |
| 2017 | #974 | 212 | 0.0115% |
| 2016 | #947 | 220 | 0.0116% |
| 2015 | #939 | 224 | 0.0117% |
| 2014 | #1,057 | 187 | 0.0097% |
| 2013 | #1,043 | 184 | 0.0097% |
| 2012 | #1,060 | 179 | 0.0094% |
| 2011 | #1,116 | 165 | 0.0087% |
| 2010 | #1,323 | 129 | 0.0067% |
| 2009 | #1,290 | 136 | 0.0069% |
| 2008 | #1,251 | 139 | 0.0068% |
| 2007 | #1,223 | 144 | 0.0069% |
| 2006 | #1,309 | 126 | 0.0061% |
| 2005 | #1,380 | 108 | 0.0054% |
| 2004 | #1,368 | 106 | 0.0053% |
| 2003 | #1,430 | 92 | 0.0047% |
| 2002 | #1,385 | 95 | 0.0049% |
| 2001 | #1,460 | 84 | 0.0043% |
| 2000 | #1,391 | 90 | 0.0046% |
| 1999 | #1,734 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 1998 | #1,989 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 1997 | #1,992 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1996 | #1,987 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1995 | #2,352 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1994 | #1,796 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 1993 | #2,213 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1992 | #2,131 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 1991 | #1,983 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 1990 | #1,972 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 1989 | #1,794 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 1988 | #1,710 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 1987 | #1,687 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1986 | #2,099 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1985 | #1,548 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1984 | #2,102 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1983 | #1,473 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1982 | #1,816 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1981 | #1,768 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1980 | #1,767 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1979 | #1,791 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1978 | #1,571 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 1977 | #1,371 | 44 | 0.0027% |
| 1976 | #1,831 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1975 | #1,633 | 31 | 0.0020% |
| 1974 | #2,131 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1973 | #1,465 | 34 | 0.0022% |
| 1972 | #2,545 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #2,132 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1970 | #2,521 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #2,136 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1968 | #2,323 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #2,622 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #3,003 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #3,002 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #3,630 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,674 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,083 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1961 | #3,115 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #3,051 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #3,048 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,585 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #2,273 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #3,192 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,049 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #3,722 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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