Averill
Averill is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Averill
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Averill is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Averill
As a girl name
American parents first put Averill on the record books as a girl name in 1912, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 8 Averills were born — ranking #3,564 that year. About 33% of every Averill on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Averill last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 110 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Averill as a boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 1987 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Averill — #3,520 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Averill on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Averill last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 228 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Averill
Averill is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 228 births in the dataset. Averill's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #3,520. Use the chart and map above to compare Averill'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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