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Arvi

“eagle”·“wood; warrior”

Arvi is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Finnish and Estonian.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Arvi is built from elements meaning “eagle” and “wood; warrior”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Arvi comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Norse Arnviðr.

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The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Arvi through the years

Babies since 1880
25
15 boys · 10 girls
Most popular year
1916
5 babies
2025
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2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Boys Girls
0246192019401960198020002025Highest share 1916Boys 0.0Girls 0.0
Arvi in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1916–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Arvi’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Arvi as a surname has a diminutive in Arkko. In Finnish usage, Arvi shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form Arvid. In Estonian usage, Arvi has a related form in Arved.

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ArviArvieArvoArvedArkkoArppeArvid

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Arvi has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.

FinnishOld Norse

5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Arvi

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Old Norse

Narvi

Narvi is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

Old Norse · Nature

Asby

“ash tree”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Arngrim

Arngrim is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian.

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Askin

Askin is a surname with more than one origin.

No U.S. birth series

71% boys · 29% girls

Old Norse · Nature

Askim

“ash tree” · “home, homestead; farm”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Frisian

Autti

“ravine, gorge”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Appleby

“apple”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Åsvald

Åsvald is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian.

No U.S. birth series

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