Entry № 0142 · Sanskrit origin

Avani Avani — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-VAH-nee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Earth"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "earth".

Avani (अवनि) is a Sanskrit name meaning "earth" or "the earth." In Hindu thought, the earth is personified as a mother goddess (Bhumi or Avani), the bearer and giver of all life.

Avani is rising rapidly as a girl's name in India and across the South Asian diaspora. Three soft syllables and a meaning as wide as the planet.

Earth. The Sanskrit word for everything beneath us.

The name in its native script.

अवनि
Transliteration
Avani
Pronunciation
/ əˈvɑː.ni /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Avani stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Avani · last year
187 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Avanis before her.

Real people
Avani Chaturvedi
Indian Air Force pilot, one of the first three Indian women fighter pilots.
born 1993
In fiction
Avani
Common contemporary character name in Indian fiction.

Names connected to Avani.

The number behind Avani.

6

The Nurturer

Avani reduces to six — the number of motherly earth.

Why families chose this name.

"Earth. Our small daughter, our planet. Avani."
Priya · Mother of one · Mumbai