Given name & surname
Avani
“from the earth”
Avani is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “from the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “from the earth.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Avani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,303
- 57 boys · 4,246 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 347 babies
- 2025
- 347
- #806 for girls · #8,996 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +89%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 339 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 806 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 86.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 8 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (53). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,113 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.
Avani’s family of names
Avani has a related form in Avary. Avani has a related form in Avanea. Avani has a related form in Avanee.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
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 Avani
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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