Avi

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⭐ Famous Avi

Avi Wigderson

Israeli mathematician and computer scientist

Choose Avi and your child shares a first name with Avi Wigderson, an Israeli mathematician and computer scientist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Avi, like who?” Avi Wigderson's Wikipedia article is available in 33 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 5,750 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Avi, 297 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Avi would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAvi first shows up in US birth records in 1949, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 76 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2022, when it reached #720.
• 📈Then vs nowAvi is 3.8× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 21,834 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 5,750.
• 🚀TrendAvi has climbed 84 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #832. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedAvi is most popular in New Jersey, where it ranks #335, followed by Washington (#403) and New York (#502). It's in the top 1,000 in 14 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Hebrew, Avi means “my father”. Our records link it to German and Latin roots.

About the name Avi

Avi is a boy name of German and Latin origin meaning “my father”. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with A and ending in “-avi”. US birth records list Avi for boys from 1949 to 2025, in 72 of those 77 years. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked #720 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #832, with 297 babies.

Origin:German namesLatin names