Is Avi a boy or girl name?
Avi is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 26 girls and 288 boys were named Avi, so 8.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 12.4% of the 6,604 US babies named Avi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #842
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,026
- Babies named Avi since 1949
- 6,604
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 424 babies
Boys and girls named Avi, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 49 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 80 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 270 | 5 | 1.8% |
| 1980s | 354 | 5 | 1.4% |
| 1990s | 424 | 12 | 2.8% |
| 2000s | 1,120 | 205 | 15.5% |
| 2010s | 1,926 | 369 | 16.1% |
| 2020s | 1,560 | 220 | 12.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 288 | #842 | 26 | #5,026 |
| 2023 | 349 | #747 | 46 | #3,432 |
| 2022 | 366 | #718 | 58 | #2,899 |
| 2021 | 313 | #785 | 42 | #3,621 |
| 2020 | 244 | #915 | 48 | #3,226 |
| 2019 | 196 | #1,048 | 36 | #4,023 |
| 2018 | 230 | #924 | 49 | #3,250 |
| 2017 | 212 | #974 | 40 | #3,781 |
| 2016 | 220 | #947 | 34 | #4,264 |
| 2015 | 224 | #939 | 37 | #3,999 |
| 2014 | 187 | #1,057 | 34 | #4,278 |
| 2013 | 184 | #1,043 | 26 | #5,160 |
| 2012 | 179 | #1,060 | 37 | #4,058 |
| 2011 | 165 | #1,116 | 37 | #4,010 |
| 2010 | 129 | #1,323 | 39 | #3,897 |
| 2009 | 136 | #1,290 | 35 | #4,282 |
| 2008 | 139 | #1,251 | 30 | #4,908 |
| 2007 | 144 | #1,223 | 32 | #4,577 |
| 2006 | 126 | #1,309 | 23 | #5,734 |
| 2005 | 108 | #1,380 | 18 | #6,567 |
| 2004 | 106 | #1,368 | 21 | #5,775 |
| 2003 | 92 | #1,430 | 14 | #7,634 |
| 2002 | 95 | #1,385 | 14 | #7,482 |
| 2001 | 84 | #1,460 | 8 | #11,134 |
| 2000 | 90 | #1,391 | 10 | #9,251 |
| 1999 | 59 | #1,734 | 6 | #12,883 |
| 1998 | 48 | #1,989 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 45 | #1,992 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 44 | #1,987 | 6 | #11,997 |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,352 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 48 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,213 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,131 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 38 | #1,983 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 38 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 40 | #1,687 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,099 | 5 | #11,060 |
| 1985 | 42 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 42 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 31 | #1,816 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,791 | 5 | #10,337 |
| 1978 | 36 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 44 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,633 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,131 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 34 | #1,465 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,545 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,132 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,521 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,136 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,323 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,622 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,003 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,002 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,630 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,674 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,083 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,115 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,051 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,048 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,585 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,273 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,192 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,049 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,722 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Avi reached #718 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #2,899 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Avi
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.