Avid

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How to Pronounce Avid

Pronounced AV-id /ˈæv.ɪd/Medium

Meaning: Avid has two honest routes. It matches the English adjective avid, 'eager or keen,' from Latin avidus; it can also be a clipped form of the Hebrew Avidan, 'my father is just,' shortened much as Avi is. Records rarely say which a given family meant.Low

In 30 seconds: Avid may be the English word for eager, from Latin avidus, or a short form of the Hebrew Avidan, 'my father is just.' Either way it stayed rare (said AV-id).

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Origin LowEnglish, Hebrew

MeaningAvid has two honest routes. It matches the English adjective avid, 'eager or keen,' from Latin avidus; it can also be a clipped form of the Hebrew Avidan, 'my father is just,' shortened much as Avi is. Records rarely say which a given family meant.

U.S. rank (2019)#12333 ↘ Falling

2019 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1982

Total births (all-time)≈ 232

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Avid sits between two possible sources. One is the English adjective avid, 'eager,' from Latin avidus, 'craving'; the other is a short form of the Hebrew Avidan, 'my father is just,' related to the common nickname Avi. Neither can be ruled out from the bare records, so the name is best presented with both routes noted.

Its United States appearances are scattered from the late nineteen-sixties, with a faint high around 1982, never forming a real trend. A boy named Avid in that period is in his forties today.

Did you know? Because Avid doubles as an ordinary English adjective, some appearances in the record may be short forms of Hebrew names rather than the word itself, and the two are hard to tell apart.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Avid — English 'avid' (Latin avidus, eager) or short form of Hebrew Avidan ('my father is just')

Variations

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Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Avid mean?

It is either the English word 'avid,' meaning eager, or a short form of the Hebrew Avidan, 'my father is just'.

How do you pronounce Avid?

It is said AV-id /ˈæv.ɪd/, 2 syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Avid a boy or girl name?

Avid is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Avid?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.