Given name
Abhi
“one who is desired”
In English use, Abhi is a diminutive of Abhilasha. One Hindi interpretation is “one who is desired.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Abhi is a diminutive of Abhilasha. One Hindi interpretation is “one who is desired.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Abhi is a diminutive of Abhilasha. An origin associated with Abhilasha is Hindi.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Abhi is a diminutive of ABHISHEK. In English usage, Abhi is a diminutive of ABHINAV.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Abhi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 298
- 298 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #9,733 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,733 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 24.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 742 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Abhi’s family of names
In English usage, Abhi is a diminutive of ABHISHEK. In Malayalam usage, Abhi is a Roman-alphabet rendering of അഭി. In English usage, Abhi is a diminutive of ABHINAV.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Abhi
- Abhi BhattacharyaIndian actor (1921–1993)
- Abhi SubediNepali poet, playwright, linguist, translator and criticborn 1945
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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