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Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: falling

AvihuIn Hebrew: אביהו · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Avihu (Hebrew: אביהו) is a boy's name of international origin. 1,177 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 7 boys and ranked #763. Its peak year was 1992, with 52 babies.

People in Israel
1,177
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
7
rank #763
Peak year
1992
52 babies
USA
—
not in the SSA list

Writing and saying Avihu

In Hebrew letters the name is אביהו, read right to left. Avihu is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Avihu by year in Israel

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).

Avihu: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Avihu

How do you write Avihu in Hebrew?

Avihu is written אביהו in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Avihu?

1,177 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אביהו: 0 women and 1,177 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 Avihu a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named אביהו are men.

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.