Avi: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “my father”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- AH-vee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (88% of all uses)
Hebrew name meaning my father, also used as a short form of names such as Avraham or Aviel. In modern use it can stand independently as a given name.
How popular is Avi?
Babies named Avi in 2024314
2024 rank#844 boys
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 18806,604
Avi is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Avi
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Avi questions
What does the name Avi mean?
Avi means "my father". It comes from Hebrew. Hebrew name meaning my father, also used as a short form of names such as Avraham or Aviel. In modern use it can stand independently as a given name.
Is Avi a boy or girl name?
Avi is mainly a boy's name in US records (88% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Avi?
314 US babies were named Avi in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Avi?
Avi is usually pronounced AH-vee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.