The baby name Mavi is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish: /ˈmavi/ (MAH-vee); English: /ˈmævi/ (MA-vee).
Mavi is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Mavi is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Turkish: /ˈmavi/ (MAH-vee); English: /ˈmævi/ (MA-vee).
Mavi is Turkish in Origin.
Mavi is a modern unisex given name in Turkey, taken from the Turkish word for “blue.” The term entered Turkish through Ottoman usage, ultimately from Arabic mā’ī, “watery,” which came to denote the sky/sea hue. As a personal name it gained visibility in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, appealing for its calm, luminous imagery and its crisp, two-syllable sound.
Beyond Turkey, Mavi circulates internationally as a concise, color-inspired choice. In Spanish and Portuguese settings it often serves as a nickname blend for María Victoria/Vitória or María Virginia, sometimes written Maví. In English it can be a pet form of Mavis, linking it to the meaning “song thrush.” Variant spellings include Mavie and Mavy; a related Turkish affectionate form is Maviş (“blue[-eyed]”). Cognate or thematic counterparts include Azure, Cyan, Cielo, and Nil. Overall, Mavi carries the meanings “blue,” “sky-colored,” and - when short for Mavis - “songbird.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #73 | 3 | 1,051 |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #127 | 9 | 1,786 |
| IQ | 0 | #130 | 4 | 3,533 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #134 | 4 | 1,769 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #181 | 2 | 1,509 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #187 | 7 | 2,915 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2018 | #187 | 2 | 1,665 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #226 | 6 | 3,559 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #255 | 4 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #276 | 10 | 2,795 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #302 | 5 | 2,588 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #327 | 3 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 3 | 5,862 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #359 | 4 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #371 | 134 | 11,303 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #381 | 10 | 13,098 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| France | Girls | 2020 | #392 | 3 | 3,215 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #404 | 5 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| Spain | 0 | #409 | 44 | 2,326 | |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #439 | 7 | 8,339 | |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #447 | 764 | 5,561 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #461 | 50 | 6,731 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 37 | 7,500 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| TR | 0 | #490 | 2,122 | 19,440 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #513 | 6 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #516 | 8 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #544 | 10 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #552 | 48 | 8,289 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #560 | 6 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #570 | 4 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #586 | 26 | 9,488 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #600 | 68 | 13,071 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| IT | 0 | #655 | 60 | 4,183 | |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #739 | 13 | 12,213 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #760 | 10 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #776 | 11 | 15,093 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #795 | 150 | 14,861 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #810 | 29 | 4,949 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #814 | 38 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #884 | 33 | 8,487 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #888 | 5 | 7,044 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #891 | 627 | 9,415 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #915 | 45 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #916 | 20 | 25,931 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #919 | 12 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #921 | 21 | 12,708 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #927 | 29 | 5,933 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #933 | 20 | 5,697 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 16,906 |
| DZ | 0 | #960 | 217 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #982 | 20 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 76 | 16,140 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 6 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,057 | 72 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 75 | 25,928 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,086 | 98 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,092 | 87 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,174 | 9 | 25,439 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,428 | 44 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,590 | 25 | 28,008 |
Mavi is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:
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