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Avi

“Variant of Avraham — Father of multitudes; some scholars read 'father is exalted'” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #832 in the US (2025) · Trending

Avi has appeared in US records since 1949 — best rank #720 (2022) · 6,087 babies named Avi all-time · 1 in 5,900 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,200 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 6,900 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Avis

• Avi Arad — Israeli-American film producer
• Avi Wigderson — Israeli mathematician and computer scientist
• Avi Cohen — Israeli football player-manager (1956-2010)
• Avi Loeb — Israeli astrophysicist (1962-)
• Avi Shlaim — Israeli-British historian (born 1945)

In stories & tradition

• Avi del Barça — mascot character
• Avi — mascot character

What Avis become

Among 282 notable people named Avi:

Business leaders appear 2.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Avi Gabbai, Israeli businessman and politician.

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