Avani

Where Avani comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit अवनि (avani, “earth”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Avani
  • Sanskrit
  • Vowel-ended
Avani through the years
  1. 1975
    First appearance
    #7,173 among girls with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2001
    Avani Lekhara born
    Indian sports shooter
  3. 2003
    Avani Brandt born
    American soccer player
  4. 2025
    Peak, #805
    339 babies named Avani, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Namesakes
  • Avani Lekhara · Indian sports shooter, born 2001
  • Avani Brandt · American soccer player, born 2003

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.