NameTides

Avi

Avi was the #832 boys' name in the US in 2025 (297 babies), and #593 in England & Wales and #885 in Canada.

Avi as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Avi as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUSIreland
Avi as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#832 (297)#593 (65)#829 (3)#885 (29)
2024#842 (290)#592 (64)—#1,056 (23)
2023#747 (349)#556 (68)—#680 (38)
2022#720 (366)#758 (43)—#670 (39)
2021#786 (313)#815 (39)—#805 (31)
2020#916 (244)#781 (40)—#943 (24)
2019#1,047 (196)#874 (34)—#1,448 (13)
2018#924 (230)#851 (36)—#1,471 (12)
2017#974 (212)#1,178 (23)—#1,349 (14)
2016#946 (220)#946 (31)—#1,118 (19)
2015#939 (224)#677 (50)—#847 (27)
2014#1,057 (187)#889 (33)—#784 (30)
2013#1,043 (184)#1,001 (28)—#977 (22)
2012#1,060 (179)#998 (28)—#1,143 (17)
2011#1,116 (165)#1,447 (16)—#1,211 (16)

Avi as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Avi as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Avi as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#6,838 (16)#5,927 (3)—
2024#4,893 (27)#3,319 (7)—
2023#3,428 (46)—#3,290 (5)
2022#2,856 (59)#4,646 (4)—
2021#3,614 (42)#5,581 (3)—
2020#3,221 (48)——
2019#4,006 (36)#5,591 (3)—
2018#3,245 (49)——
2017#3,769 (40)#4,063 (5)—
2016#4,250 (34)——
2015#3,989 (37)——
2014#4,269 (34)—#2,374 (8)
2013#5,143 (26)——
2012#4,047 (37)——
2011#3,999 (37)—#3,310 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #720.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1949.
  • In 2025, 5% of US babies named Avi were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,700 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 5,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 5,500uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 100,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Avi is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,800 to 1 in 7,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Avi by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #403WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #752ILMichigan: #829MINew York: #502NYMassachusetts: #620MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,111OHPennsylvania: #526PANew Jersey: #335NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #776CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #569KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,089VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #594AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #718NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #974TXFlorida: #662FL
Avi (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#79414

Avi (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AviCanadaGirls—too few
AviCanadaBoys#88529
AviEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
AviEngland & WalesBoys#59365
AviIrelandBoys#8293
AviNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AviNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AviUSGirls#6,83816
AviUSBoys#832297