Baby Name Popularity Profile

Avi

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Avi.

✦ My father 🌍 Hebrew Biblical Traditional
National Rank (2025) #832
All-Time Peak Rank #720 Achieved 2022
Total U.S. Births 6,087 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 85.6% Boy / 14.4% Girl Leans Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1949 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 366 births in 2022
💡 The Avi Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning My father
Language Origin Hebrew
Origin Type single
Derived from Hebrew 'av' (father) with the possessive suffix 'i' (my). Also used as a diminutive of names like Avraham.
Pronunciation: AH-vee
Themes & Categories
Biblical Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Avi across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +21.7%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +32.6%
2015: 224 births 224 2016: 220 births 2017: 212 births 2018: 230 births 2019: 196 births 2020: 244 births 244 2021: 313 births 2022: 366 births 2023: 349 births 2024: 290 births 2025: 297 births 297
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 366 births in 2022
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 65 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 5
1950s: 49
1960s: 80
1970s: 270
1980s: 354
1990s: 424
2000s: 1,120
2010s: 1,926
2020s: 1,859

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Av-i
Letter Count 3 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 0.2% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 0.2% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State New Jersey
Top States New Jersey, New York, Maryland, California, Florida
States with Data 28
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
New Jersey #336 454 2024 Stable
New York #504 1,109 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #712 117 2023 Insufficient historical volume
California #777 771 2022 17.5% Decline
Florida #665 252 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #405 114 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #626 164 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #754 257 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado Unranked 55 2018 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 17 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #977 287 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #1225 104 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #1101 81 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #527 182 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #1122 134 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 25 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #595 28 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #721 61 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #833 66 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 25 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 20 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 10 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana Unranked 18 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #572 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 5 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri Unranked 5 2011 Insufficient historical volume

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