Avery
Avery is traditionally a male given name ultimately derived from the Old English name Ælfred, which is formed from the elements ælf 'elf' and ræd 'counsel', and literally translates to 'elf-counsel'.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Avery
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avery is traditionally a male given name ultimately derived from the Old English name Ælfred, which is formed from the elements ælf 'elf' and ræd 'counsel', and literally translates to 'elf-counsel'.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Avery
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Avery as a girl name dates back to 1890, when 6 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 9,578 newborns named Avery — #14 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Avery on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Avery ranks #34 for girls with 5,372 births, falling sharply (-23%). All told, over 176K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Avery on the record books as a boy name in 1880, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 2,283 Averys were born — ranking #186 that year. About 30% of every Avery on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Avery ranks #272 for boys with 1,262 births, falling sharply (-28%). All told, over 68K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Avery
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About the name Avery
Avery is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 176K births in the dataset. Avery's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #12. Use the chart and map above to compare Avery'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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