What origin is the name Avi?

Avi comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Avi a popular name?

Avi is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Avi does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Avi?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Avi — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

What is the rashi of the name Avi?

Avi starts with the syllable “A” (अ), which traditionally belongs to Krittika nakshatra, pada 1, in Mesh rashi (Aries).

Avi

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Avi

Avi

Unisex

sanskrit

2 syllables

Avi is a sanskrit unisex name meaning "My god; father; lord of mine; the sun and air", Rashi Mesh.

Avi is a unisex name of sanskrit origin meaning "My god; father; lord of mine; the sun and air". At just 3 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: अवि
Rashi: Mesh
Nakshatra: krittika (A)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

My god; father; lord of mine; the sun and air

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as अवि

Quick answers about Avi

Very rare in US records

What does Avi mean?

Avi is a unisex name of sanskrit origin meaning "My god; father; lord of mine; the sun and air".

Is Avi a rare name?

Yes. Avi does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Avi

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: A (अ)
Rashi: Mesh (Aries)
Nakshatra: Krittika, pada 1
Name number: 8

By tradition, names starting with “A” suit babies born in Krittika nakshatra (pada 1), which falls in Mesh rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.