Gavi
The Story of Gavi
As a girl name
Gavi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1994, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 6 births, good for #11,778 nationwide. About 50% of every Gavi on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Gavi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 22 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Gavi as a boy name dates back to 2018, when 8 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Gavi — #5,249 in the national rankings. About 84% of every Gavi on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Gavi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 50 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Gavi
Gavi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 50 births in the dataset. Gavi's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #5,249. Use the chart and map above to compare Gavi'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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