Abhi comes from the Sanskrit / Indian tradition, meaning "Radiant" or "Source of Light".
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How popular is Abhi?
2007peak year
Today, Abhi is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9041), with only about 9 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2007, 21 babies were given the name (ranked #4493 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Abhi has been declining in recent years. In all, around 291 babies have been registered as Abhi since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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