| Mahi | Avni | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | the earth; the great one | The earth |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | MAH-hee | UHV-nee |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2009 (100) | 2025 (88) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Mahi | Avni |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 198 | 434 |
| 2010s | 600 | 686 |
| 2000s | 438 | 288 |
| 1990s | 0 | 92 |
| 1980s | 0 | 74 |
| 1970s | 0 | 15 |
From Sanskrit mahi (मही), 'the earth, the world; great'. Note a homophone from a different root: Persian/Urdu mahi means 'fish'.
From the Sanskrit अवनि (avani), 'the earth, ground, a river-bed'. A genuine Vedic/classical word for the earth.
Mahi and Avni are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Mahi means the earth; the great one (sanskrit origin), while Avni means The earth (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Mahi first appears in 0 and Avni in 0, so Mahi has the longer recorded history.