Avi is a distinctive choice, ranked #3319 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Avi in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#3319
US Rank #842
About the Name Avi
Avi has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 2538 places in five years. It was most popular in 2023 at #556 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Avi is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #842, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Avi
Unlikely. With around 7 UK babies named Avi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Avi in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Avi has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 2538 places in the last five years. Its peak was #556 in 2023. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Avi is more popular in the US (#842) than in the UK (#3319). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Avi include: Avi (author) — Edward Irving Wortis, better known by the pen name Avi, is an American author of young adult and children's literature.; Avi Issacharoff — Avi Issacharoff is an Israeli journalist, known for his focus on Palestinian affairs.; Avi Peretz (singer) — Avi Peretz (in Hebrew אבי פרץ) sometimes transliterated Avi Perez is an Israeli singer of Jewish Mizrahi music (in Hebrew מוזיקה מזרחית i..
Avi ranks #842 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
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UK babies named Avi (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 2538 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Avi
Likely around 1 other Avi in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Edward Irving Wortis, better known by the pen name Avi, is an American author of young adult and children's literature. He won the Newbery Medal in 2003 for Crispin: The Cross of Lead, and was a runner-up in 1991 and 1992.
Avi Issacharoff is an Israeli journalist, known for his focus on Palestinian affairs. He is a Middle East commentator for The Times of Israel and its sister news outlet Walla!, and the Palestinian and Arab Affairs Correspondent for Haaretz.
Avi Peretz (in Hebrew אבי פרץ) sometimes transliterated Avi Perez is an Israeli singer of Jewish Mizrahi music (in Hebrew מוזיקה מזרחית i.e., Muziqa mizrahit, meaning Oriental music).
Avigdor "Avi" Maoz is an Israeli civil servant and politician. The leader of the far-right, fundamentalist religious conservative Noam party, he is currently its sole member in the Knesset.
Abraham "Avi" Loeb (Hebrew: אברהם (אבי) לייב; born February 26, 1962) is an Israeli and American theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmology. Loeb is the Frank B.