Avery
UnisexAvery has been given to 236,886 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2014 and currently ranks #37 for girls and #291 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈeɪ.və.ɹi/
From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.
Origin: Old French, surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
236,886
Peak year
2014 (11,861 babies)
Rank in 2025
#37 for girls · #291 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -45%
Gender split
72% girls / 28% boys
Famous people named Avery
Troian Bellisario
American actress
Avery Brundage
President of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972
Avery Brooks
American actor and director
Avery Bradley
American basketball player (born 1990)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Avery.
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