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AviIn Hebrew: אבי · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: אָבִיRomanization: ávi
Avi (Hebrew: אבי) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 11,731 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 6 boys and ranked #809. Its peak year was 1976, with 384 babies.
- People in Israel
- 11,731
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 6
- rank #809
- Peak year
- 1976
- 384 babies
- USA, 2025
- 297
- rank #832
Writing and saying Avi
In Hebrew letters the name is אבי, read right to left. Avi is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "ávi" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a diminutive of the male given names אַבְרָהָם (avrahám) and אַבְנֵר (avnér)
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Avi by year: Israel and abroad
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Avi in English-speaking countries
| Country / region | Year | Babies | Rank | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | 297 | #832 | 2022 (366) |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 65 | #639 | 2023 (68) |
| England and Wales | 2025 | 65 | #593 | 2023 (68) |
| Alberta | 2025 | 5 | #813 | 2020 (7) |
Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Avi has every year and the other spellings.
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Avi
How do you write Avi in Hebrew?
Avi is written אבי in Hebrew (with vowel points: אָבִי). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "ávi".
How many people in Israel are named Avi?
11,731 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אבי: 125 women and 11,606 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Avi a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 98.9% of the people named אבי are men.
What does the name Avi mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a diminutive of the male given names אַבְרָהָם (avrahám) and אַבְנֵר (avnér)"
Is Avi used outside Israel?
The name Avi appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 297 boys were given it in 2025 (#832), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 65 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.
Abroad
- United States: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)
Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications - National Data
Years 1880–2025 · updated 2026-04-13 · licence: Public domain (U.S. Government work) · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published - England and Wales: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Baby names in England and Wales: from 1996
Years 1996–2025 · updated 2026-07 · licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 · names given to fewer than 3 babies a year are not published - British Columbia: BC Vital Statistics Agency
Most Popular Girl / Boy Names for the Past 100 Years
Years 1924–2023 · updated 2024 · licence: Open Government Licence - British Columbia · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published - Alberta: Alberta Vital Statistics
Frequency and ranking of baby names by year and gender
Years 1980–2025 · updated 2026-08-11 · licence: Open Government Licence - Alberta - Quebec: Retraite Québec
Banque de prénoms (filles, garçons)
Years 1980–2025 · updated 2026-06-18 · licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published
Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.