Given name
Evi
“giver of life; a lively woman”
Evi is a diminutive of Eva. One Hebrew interpretation is “giver of life; a lively woman.”
Original Hebrewאוי
Meaning & origin
What it means
Evi is a diminutive of Eva. One Hebrew interpretation is “giver of life; a lively woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Evi is a form of Eva. Eva comes from Middle Dutch, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Estonian usage, Evi is a diminutive of Eva.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Evi appears in Numbers 31:8.
From biblical name research
Evi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 448
- 0 boys · 448 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,783 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,783 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 2008. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 858 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.
Evi’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Evi is a diminutive of Eva. In Estonian usage, Evi has a related form in EEVI. In Dutch usage, Evi has a related form in Eva.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 10
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Aiahshares a root
- Jezebelshares a root
- Uelshares a root
- Ophirshares a root
- Evelínaalso known as · Czech
- Spainshares a root
- Ithamarshares a root
- Ichabodshares a root
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People named Evi
- Evi Sachenbacher-StehleGerman cross-country skier and biathleteborn 1980
- Evi Van Ackerfemale Belgian Olympic sailorborn 1985
- Evie TamalaIndonesian singer and actressborn 1969
- Evi NemethAmerican engineer (1940–2013)
- Evi Edna OgholiNigerian singerborn 1965
- Evi MarandiItalian actressborn 1941
- Evi EvaGerman actress (1899–1985)
- Evi MaltagliatiItalian actress (1908–1986)
- Evi MittermaierGerman alpine skierborn 1953
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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