Avi
Usage of Avi in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Avi against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Avi is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Avi is a Hebrew name meaning “my God,” while another source gives “father of a multitude of nations.”
Avi in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 297 boys were named Avi, making it the #832 boys' name in the US. Since 1949, 6,087 boys have been named Avi, with the most (366) in 2022. It is most common, relative to births, in New Jersey, Washington and New York.
In 2025, 16 girls were named Avi, making it the #6838 girls' name in the US. Since 1979, 834 girls have been named Avi, with the most (59) in 2022.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Canada (Ontario) | #794 boys | 14 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| England and Wales | #593 boys | 65 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Ireland | #829 boys | 3 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| Israel | #487 boys | 6 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 2024 |
| Israel | #82 boys (all ages) | 11,552 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 1949-2024 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Avi
There are 16 towns and villages with Avi in their name, in 8 countries.
🇮🇷 Iran 4🇬🇪 Georgia 3🇮🇶 Iraq 3🇮🇱 Israel 2🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 1🇳🇬 Nigeria 1🇵🇰 Pakistan 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Avi‘ezer | Jerusalem, 🇮🇱 Israel | 875 | Map |
| Avi’el | Haifa, 🇮🇱 Israel | 821 | Map |
| Avi | Haut-Uele, 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | – | Map |
| Avi | Lagunes District, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | – | Map |
| Avi | Benue State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Basti Avi | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Kafsh Avī | East Azerbaijan, 🇮🇷 Iran | – | Map |
| Marz‘āvī | Khuzestan, 🇮🇷 Iran | – | Map |
| Marz‘āvī | Khuzestan, 🇮🇷 Iran | – | Map |
| Sirūk Āvī | Nineveh, 🇮🇶 Iraq | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Avi
There are 7 lakes and reservoirs with Avi in their name.
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| Gumat’is Tsqalsats’avi | 🇬🇪 Georgia | Map |
| Jvris Tsqalsats’avi | Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, 🇬🇪 Georgia | Map |
| Shaoris Tsqalsats’avi | 🇬🇪 Georgia | Map |
| Tqibulis Tsqalsats’avi | 🇬🇪 Georgia | Map |
| Tsalkis Tsqalsats’avi | 🇬🇪 Georgia | Map |
| Varts’ikhis Tsqalsats’avi | 🇬🇪 Georgia | Map |
| Zhinvalis Tsqalsats’avi | Mtskheta-Mtianeti, 🇬🇪 Georgia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Avi songs
143 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Avi in their title. The best known:
- El meu avi – Josep Lluís Ortega i Monasterio
- 30 anys de l'Agrupació Avi Xaxu – Joaquim Hostench i Duñabeitia
- A ca l'avi – Lluís Duran i Massaguer
- A l'avi – Pere Fontàs i Puig
- A l'avi Emili Codina – Jaume Boix i Pujol
- A l'avi Gravalosa – Domènec Moner i Basart
- A l'avi Peret – Jordi Paulí i Safont
- A la memòria de l'avi Pep – Antoni Juncà i Soler
- Al temps de l'avi – Emili Foguet i Pere
- Als de l'Avi Xaxu – Francesc Picart i Oliveras
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Avi
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Avi.
Avi Arad
Avi Kornick
Avi Rikan
Fictional characters named Avi
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Avi as a pet name
FurryName has found 27 dogs named Avi in public pet registers, making it the #3,787 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (3), Basel (1), Laval (1). Avi as a dog name →
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