Avery

Rank 26th Girl Name 🔥 Popular

In 2022, the name Avery was 26th most popular baby name for girls and 41st most popular baby name overall. In 2022, 7,883 babies were named Avery in the United States. The gender distribution for "Avery" is 79% female and 21% male.

In 2022, 1 out of every 426 babies in the United States were named Avery. In a classroom of 30 students, there is approximately a 6.8% chance that another student would have the same name. Today, the average age of someone named Avery is around 14 to 16 years old.

The name "Avery" is relatively common.

Nicknames for Avery include Avi and Ave.

Avery Meaning & Origin

Avery, with Old English roots, means "ruler of the elves," implying wisdom, mystique and gentle authority.

The name Avery is described as energetic, intellectually curious and innovative.

Pronunciation

Avery is pronounced ah-ve-ree in English. The name Avery has 5 letters and 3 syllables.

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Name Trends (1972 to Present)

The yellow line indicates overall rank of the name. The pink and blue area indicates the total number of girls and boys named "Avery".

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Fun Facts about Avery

  • The name Avery is used for both boys and girls. It's among the few names that maintain popularity for both genders.

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Geography

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Gender Distribution

21.0%79.0%
Boys named Avery
Girls named Avery

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Similar Sounding Names

Aubrey Aubree Averie Averi Aubrie Aubri Abir Avira Avarie Aubrei Avir Avary Abeer Averee Avari Aveer Aubry Averey Avaree Avrie Abra Avry Avri Avory Aveera

Top names staring with "A"

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Data Source

Social Security Administration

U.S. Name Statistics provided by the Social Security Administration based on data from SSN Applications

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