Avory
Avory is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:Henry Avory (1848–1918), English cricket player Horace Avory (1851–1935), English High Court judge Mick Avory, English musician
Meaning & Origin of Avory
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avory is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:Henry Avory (1848–1918), English cricket player Horace Avory (1851–1935), English High Court judge Mick Avory, English musician
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The Story of Avory
As a girl name
Avory first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1994, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 35 Avorys were born — ranking #4,178 that year. As of 2026, Avory ranks #7,671 for girls with 13 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 524 Avorys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Avory first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 21 Avorys were born — ranking #4,537 that year. As of 2026, Avory ranks #8,947 for boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 362 Avorys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Avory
Avory is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 524 births in the dataset. Avory's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #4,178. Use the chart and map above to compare Avory'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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