Avrey
Avrey is a Russian male first name. It was included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, but was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century. It is derived from the Latin word meaning golden.
Meaning & Origin of Avrey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avrey is a Russian male first name. It was included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, but was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century. It is derived from the Latin word meaning golden.
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The Story of Avrey
As a girl name
Avrey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1998, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 30 Avreys were born — ranking #4,685 that year. As of 2026, Avrey ranks #12,180 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 381 Avreys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Avrey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1995, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 25 Avreys were born — ranking #3,636 that year. As of 2026, Avrey ranks #12,142 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 278 Avreys 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 Avrey
Avrey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 381 births in the dataset. Avrey's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #4,685. Use the chart and map above to compare Avrey'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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