Avi

Boy name

Avi has been given to 6,921 babies in the U.S. since 1949. It peaked in 2022 and currently ranks #832 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

From Hebrew אבי (Ávi, “father”), chiefly as a diminutive of אַבְרָהָם (Avrahám, “Abraham, lit. father of a multitude or exalted father”) and אַבְנֵר (Avnér, “Abner, lit. father of light”).

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

6,921

Peak year

2022 (425 babies)

Rank in 2025

#832 for boys

First recorded

1949

10-year trend

▲ +20%

Gender split

12% girls / 88% boys

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