boy's name
Avishai
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 354
Avishai is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1996.
Avishai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 73 |
| 2010s | 114 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 75 |
How popular is Avishai?
In 2025, Avishai was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Avishai is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Avishai is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Avishaï | Avishaï is a rare spelling of Avishai, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 35 times, mostly in France. | 35 |
Names that peaked alongside Avishai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Avishai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Avishai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Avishai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Avishai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Avishai
How popular is the name Avishai?
In 2025, Avishai was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Avishai a girl's or a boy's name?
Avishai is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Avishai most popular?
Avishai peaked in 2022, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Avishai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Avishai currently ranks #9,410 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.