Unisex name ★ peaked 2014

Avery

Meaning elf Gender Unisex · 72% girls Rank 2025 #37 Trend ↓ Falling 22%

From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”).

Rank 2025
#37
among girls · ↓6 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
6,423
named Avery · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 305
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
11,861 babies
All-time total
236,886
#235 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Avery popularity over time

236,886 babies have been named Avery since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 132 132 13 – –
1890s 6 174 180 18 +36% #1,223
1900s 37 176 213 21 +18% #1,456
1910s 93 834 927 93 +335% #1,529
1920s 151 1,105 1,256 126 +35% #1,939
1930s 79 786 865 87 -31% #2,162
1940s 112 762 874 87 +1% #1,905
1950s 149 1,265 1,414 141 +62% #2,266
1960s 168 1,807 1,975 198 +40% #2,518
1970s 318 1,973 2,291 229 +16% #1,919
1980s 952 2,878 3,830 383 +67% #960
1990s 6,697 9,459 16,156 1,616 +322% #206
2000s 41,706 15,856 57,562 5,756 +256% #32
2010s 82,921 20,437 103,358 10,336 +80% #12
2020s (to 2025) 36,617 9,236 45,853 7,642 -26% #19

Where Avery is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 5,047 3.14 #40
2027 4,867 3.03 #42
2028 4,719 2.94 #45
2029 4,596 2.86 #48
2030 4,495 2.80 #48

Where Avery is most popular

Girls named Avery per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 3.68 per 1,000. Strongest in Vermont, Wyoming, and Alaska.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Avery born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Vermont 53 10.9 +197%
Wyoming 43 10.1 +174%
Alaska 77 8.94 +143%
New Hampshire 155 8.39 +128%
Delaware 93 8.20 +123%
Maine 126 8.15 +121%
Rhode Island 100 7.99 +117%
South Dakota 107 7.50 +104%
West Virginia 194 7.40 +101%
Idaho 236 7.05 +92%
Montana 95 7.02 +91%
Hawaii 75 6.54 +78%
Arkansas 337 6.38 +73%
North Dakota 81 6.16 +67%
Connecticut 346 5.95 +62%
Kentucky 502 5.87 +59%
Iowa 337 5.77 +57%
Kansas 327 5.67 +54%
Colorado 629 5.63 +53%
Louisiana 493 5.63 +53%
Massachusetts 672 5.56 +51%
Missouri 664 5.51 +50%
Oklahoma 404 5.49 +49%
Nebraska 197 5.48 +49%
Ohio 1,273 5.37 +46%
New Mexico 130 5.35 +45%
Mississippi 246 5.26 +43%
Pennsylvania 1,211 5.12 +39%
Alabama 470 5.01 +36%
District of Columbia 59 4.98 +35%
Minnesota 535 4.96 +35%
Virginia 833 4.89 +33%
Michigan 874 4.80 +30%
Oregon 309 4.75 +29%
Washington 670 4.64 +26%
Illinois 1,061 4.63 +26%
New Jersey 834 4.62 +25%
Utah 383 4.60 +25%
North Carolina 1,025 4.50 +22%
Indiana 631 4.49 +22%
Wisconsin 459 4.46 +21%
Nevada 202 4.35 +18%
Tennessee 677 4.27 +16%
South Carolina 380 4.23 +15%
Arizona 591 4.21 +14%
Maryland 442 4.17 +13%
Texas 3,213 3.99 +9%
New York 1,522 3.84 ≈ national
California 3,107 3.70 ≈ national
Georgia 839 3.69 ≈ national
Florida 1,551 3.62 ≈ national

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Avery

Avery is a top-50 name for girls in the United States, ranked #37 in 2025 with 5,267 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 236,886 American babies have been named Avery, about 72% girls and 28% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2014, when 11,861 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Avery stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Avery?

The median living Avery is about 12 years old; half are between 7 and 19. An estimated 230 thousand people named Avery are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Avery year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 5,267 #37 1,156 #291
2024 5,658 #31 1,353 #259
2023 5,879 #29 1,462 #241
2022 6,251 #26 1,663 #221
2021 6,815 #19 1,808 #210
2020 6,747 #19 1,794 #211
2019 7,350 #18 1,934 #204
2018 8,099 #16 2,117 #190
2017 8,237 #14 2,200 #181
2016 8,774 #16 2,125 #188
2015 9,356 #16 2,218 #188
2014 9,578 #14 2,283 #186
2013 9,185 #12 2,052 #196
2012 8,319 #13 2,019 #187
2011 7,346 #18 1,792 #201
2010 6,677 #23 1,697 #211
2009 6,301 #32 1,633 #223
2008 5,829 #38 1,748 #216
2007 5,386 #48 1,742 #221
2006 5,254 #52 1,794 #211
2005 4,654 #67 1,662 #215
2004 4,044 #77 1,523 #225
2003 3,687 #89 1,596 #219
2002 2,589 #132 1,387 #245
2001 2,131 #152 1,401 #242
2000 1,831 #176 1,370 #245
1995 542 #465 1,195 #241
1990 250 #803 387 #492
1985 85 #1,459 259 #546
1980 49 #2,098 229 #570
1975 30 #2,568 218 #545
1970 18 #3,442 171 #621
1965 13 #3,557 206 #537
1960 23 #2,518 189 #567
1955 22 #2,342 138 #632
1950 17 #2,443 81 #761
1945 13 #2,473 79 #677
1940 10 #2,750 85 #654
1935 10 #2,747 64 #771
1930 7 #3,687 103 #599
1925 12 #2,792 101 #629
1920 16 #2,274 113 #588
1915 – – 125 #493
1910 10 #1,529 21 #637
1905 – – 22 #481
1900 6 #1,741 12 #747
1895 – – 20 #437
1890 6 #1,223 17 #435
1885 – – 12 #550
1880 – – 9 #643

Famous people named Avery

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Avery Brooks Avery Brooks American actor and director b. 1948 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Avery Brundage Avery Brundage President of the IOC from 1952 to 1972 1887–1975 · 19th century
  3. 3 Avery Bradley Avery Bradley American basketball player (born 1990) Contemporary
  4. 4 Avery Dulles Avery Dulles American Jesuit cardinal and professor (1918–2008) Contemporary
  5. 5 Avery John Trinidad and Tobago footballer b. 1975 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Avery, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Avery?

The median living Avery is about 12 years old. Half of all living Averys are between 7 and 19 years old.

How many people named Avery are alive today?

An estimated 230 thousand people named Avery are alive in the United States, based on 236,886 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Avery mean?

From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”).

How popular is the name Avery in 2025?

Avery ranked #37 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 5,267 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Avery?

236,886 babies have been named Avery in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Avery most popular?

Avery peaked in 2014, when 11,861 newborns received the name.

Is Avery a boy or girl name?

Avery is used for both: about 72% of babies named Avery have been girls and 28% boys.

Is the name Avery rising or falling?

Avery is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Avery become more popular?

Avery is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 4,495 girls named Avery in 2030, which would rank around #48. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Avery?

Well-known people named Avery include Avery Brooks (actor), Avery Brundage (politician), Avery Bradley (basketball player).

Names like Avery

Names that sound and feel close to Avery: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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