Avery

Unisex · AY-va-ree · Germanic

Unisex

Avery is a name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 256th for girls in the UK (199 babies) and 37th for girls in the US (5,267 babies).

What does Avery mean?

Germanic: English surname from Norman forms of Alberich or Alfred

Both possible source names, Alberich and Alfred, begin with the Germanic element alf, 'elf'.

Say it: AY-va-ree

Is Avery a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Avery has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 199 girls and 118 boys in the UK and 5,267 girls and 1,156 boys in the US.

How popular is Avery in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #256among girls
Babies in 2025: 199about 1 in 1,400 girls
Five-year trend: Risingup 46% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 199 girls in the UK were named Avery, making it the 256th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 340th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 200 girls. 118 boys were also named Avery in 2025 (395th for boys).

Half of all the girls named Avery in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 225 girls in the UK were given Avery or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #238, up from #256 for this spelling alone.

Avery 199
Averie 26

In 2025, 63% of the babies named Avery in the UK were girls.

Among girls in 2025, it was 261st in England and Wales, 256th in Scotland and 231st in Northern Ireland.

1998Busiest: 200 in 20242025

Avery in the UK, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	199	#256
2024	200	#262
2023	156	#312
2022	148	#328
2021	156	#337
2020	143	#340
2019	119	#401
2018	117	#418
2017	74	#620
2016	66	#689
2015	64	#683
2014	41	#971
2013	40	#987
2012	20	#1,615
2011	15	#1,917
2010	7	#3,308
2009	4	#4,795
2008	6	#3,589
2007	0	–
2006	6	#3,280
2005	3	#4,976
2004	4	#3,916
2003	3	#4,560
2002	0	–
2001	0	–
2000	0	–
1999	0	–
1998	3	#4,026

How popular is Avery in the US?

Rank in 2025: #37among girls
Babies in 2025: 5,267about 1 in 310 girls
Five-year trend: Steadydown 24% in five years
Same name in a class: 4.5%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 5,267 girls in the US were named Avery, making it the 37th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 19th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 9,578 girls. It first appears in the records in 1890. 1,156 boys were also named Avery in 2025 (291st for boys).

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Avery than any year since 2006.

Half of all the girls named Avery in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 5,878 girls in the US were given Avery or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #39.

Avery 5,267
Averie 404
Averi 190
Averee 17

In 1910, 32% of the babies named Avery in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 82%, with more girls than boys since 1998.

1890Busiest: 9,578 in 20142025

Avery in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	5,267	#37
2024	5,658	#31
2023	5,879	#29
2022	6,251	#26
2021	6,815	#19
2020	6,747	#19
2019	7,350	#18
2018	8,099	#16
2017	8,237	#14
2016	8,774	#16
2015	9,356	#16
2014	9,578	#14
2013	9,185	#12
2012	8,319	#13
2011	7,346	#18
2010	6,677	#23
2009	6,301	#32
2008	5,829	#38
2007	5,386	#48
2006	5,254	#52
2005	4,654	#67
2004	4,044	#77
2003	3,687	#89
2002	2,589	#132
2001	2,131	#152
2000	1,831	#176
1999	1,491	#206
1998	1,242	#246
1997	937	#312
1996	492	#486
1995	542	#465
1994	518	#484
1993	453	#529
1992	433	#543
1991	339	#648
1990	250	#801
1989	181	#957
1988	157	#1,027
1987	112	#1,257
1986	102	#1,304
1985	85	#1,457
1984	67	#1,633
1983	73	#1,531
1982	69	#1,653
1981	57	#1,887
1980	49	#2,096
1979	54	#1,917
1978	40	#2,269
1977	43	#2,162
1976	36	#2,292
1975	30	#2,565
1974	27	#2,683
1973	26	#2,689
1972	23	#2,903
1971	21	#3,166
1970	18	#3,435
1969	21	#2,916
1968	20	#2,874
1967	13	#3,655
1966	15	#3,265
1965	13	#3,548
1964	17	#3,107
1963	10	#4,271
1962	19	#2,813
1961	17	#3,059
1960	23	#2,511
1959	13	#3,435
1958	25	#2,259
1957	16	#2,925
1956	18	#2,724
1955	22	#2,340
1954	14	#3,018
1953	10	#3,686
1952	6	#4,906
1951	8	#4,010
1950	17	#2,435
1949	9	#3,611
1948	12	#2,973
1947	9	#3,704
1946	6	#4,416
1945	13	#2,457
1944	8	#3,377
1943	21	#1,899
1942	13	#2,536
1941	11	#2,666
1940	10	#2,736
1939	8	#3,143
1938	9	#2,938
1937	0	–
1936	14	#2,153
1935	10	#2,729
1934	11	#2,566
1933	9	#2,867
1932	0	–
1931	11	#2,579
1930	7	#3,656
1929	14	#2,300
1928	15	#2,283
1927	14	#2,432
1926	20	#1,931
1925	12	#2,777
1924	12	#2,808
1923	14	#2,465
1922	15	#2,387
1921	19	#2,048
1920	16	#2,263
1919	20	#1,855
1918	18	#2,028
1917	9	#3,090
1916	12	#2,497
1915	0	–
1914	7	#2,875
1913	8	#2,330
1912	9	#1,980
1911	0	–
1910	10	#1,521
1909	7	#1,763
1908	5	#2,101
1907	6	#1,820
1906	0	–
1905	0	–
1904	0	–
1903	6	#1,592
1902	7	#1,438
1901	0	–
1900	6	#1,722
1899	0	–
1898	0	–
1897	0	–
1896	0	–
1895	0	–
1894	0	–
1893	0	–
1892	0	–
1891	0	–
1890	6	#1,209

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