Avishai
Avishai or Avishay is a Jewish given name and surname taken from the Biblical figure Abishai. Notable people with the name include:
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Avishai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avishai or Avishay is a Jewish given name and surname taken from the Biblical figure Abishai. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Avishai
Avishai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 20 Avishais were born — ranking #4,850 that year. As of 2026, Avishai ranks #6,303 for baby boys with 13 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 292 Avishais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Avishai
Avishai is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 292 births in the dataset. Avishai's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #4,850. Use the chart and map above to compare Avishai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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