Averil
Averil is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Everilda or Averil, Anglo-Saxon saint of the 7th century Averil Beaumont or Margaret Raine Hunt, author Averil Cameron (1940–2026), British historian, professor of Late Antique and Byzantine History Averil Ives or Ida Pollock, British writer Averil Leimon, author and executive coach Averil Margaret Lysaght (1905–1981), New…
Meaning & Origin of Averil
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Averil is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Everilda or Averil, Anglo-Saxon saint of the 7th century Averil Beaumont or Margaret Raine Hunt, author Averil Cameron (1940–2026), British historian, professor of Late Antique and Byzantine History Averil Ives or Ida Pollock, British writer Averil Leimon, author and executive coach Averil Margaret Lysaght (1905–1981), New…
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The Story of Averil
As a girl name
American parents first put Averil on the record books as a girl name in 1895, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 20 Averils were born — ranking #1,672 that year. About 25% of every Averil on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Averil last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 403 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Averil on the record books as a boy name in 1924, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 7 Averils were born — ranking #4,583 that year. About 40% of every Averil on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Averil last appeared in the published SSA data in 1977, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 43 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Averil
Averil is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 403 births in the dataset. Averil's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,672. Use the chart and map above to compare Averil's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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