Avishai

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/eɪvɪʃaɪ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Avishai is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Israel than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • ILIsrael≈1 in 30K(inferred from the name graph)
  • USUnited States1 in 1.2M
  • CYCyprus≈1 in 182K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Israel (inferred from the name graph)

≈290 people, est.

2 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
127 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 30K (inferred from the name graph)

Israel, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

AvishaiLatin(measured from records)
אבישעיHebrew(measured from records)

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Avishai counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Avishai is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
IL Israel≈290 est.≈1 in 30K—Avishai85
US United States2741 in 1.2M263Avishai127
PL Poland271 in 1.4M27—1
MA Morocco≈18 est.≈1 in 2M—Avishai2
GB United Kingdom≈17 est.≈1 in 3.8M—Avishai24
CY Cyprus≈7 est.≈1 in 182K—Avishai3
AT Austria≈6 est.≈1 in 1.4M2—4
JM Jamaica≈4 est.≈1 in 727K—Avishai1

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; dane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20); Statistik Austria — STATatlas Vornamen WFS (per-name time series 1984–2024). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Avishai is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • French given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, Israel

    Also written Avishaï

  • Russian given name7 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Russia, United States, Israel

    Also written Avishay, Авишай, Авишаи

32 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Colleague,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 20 sources across 12 countries.

Official registers attesting Avishai
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020263#31,336
PL Polanddane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20)202627#5,168
PL Polanddane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names)—24#5,286
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202220—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)202116—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)201716—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)201814—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)201514—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)200513—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)201912—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)201212—
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)201112—

Reference works 1

  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Is Avishai a male or female name?
Avishai is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
What are other forms of the name Avishai?
In the etymology graph, Abisai and Abishai are forms of the same name in other languages.
How do you pronounce Avishai?
A machine transcription gives /eɪvɪʃaɪ/ (IPA) for Hebrew.
In which country does Avishai have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 287 people named Avishai in Israel, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled avishai.
How common is the name Avishai?
In the United States, the national register counted 274 people named Avishai in 2020, about 1 in 1.2 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Avishai”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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