Avi is a distinctive choice, ranked #593 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Avi in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#593
US Rank #832
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Avi in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #842, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Avi
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.e., Muziqa mizrahit, meaning Oriental music).
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Avi
Unlikely. With around 65 UK babies named Avi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Avi in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Avi is rising: up 188 places since 2020, to #593 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #556 in 2023.
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), Avi Issacharoff and Avi Peretz (singer). Short summaries for each appear below.
Avi ranks #842 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
65
UK babies named Avi (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 188 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
Almost certainly the only Avi in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Avi
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
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).
Abraham "Avi" Loeb (Hebrew: אברהם (אבי) לייב; born February 26, 1962) is an Israeli and American theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmology.