Avry
Avry is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The municipality is the result of the 1 January 2001 union of Avry-sur-Matran and Corjolens.
Meaning & Origin of Avry
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avry is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The municipality is the result of the 1 January 2001 union of Avry-sur-Matran and Corjolens.
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The Story of Avry
As a girl name
Avry first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 37 Avrys were born — ranking #3,876 that year. As of 2026, Avry ranks #7,039 for girls with 15 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). In total, more than 592 Avrys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Avry first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1995, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 31 Avrys were born — ranking #3,384 that year. As of 2026, Avry ranks #6,530 for boys with 12 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 528 Avrys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Avry
Avry is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 592 births in the dataset. Avry's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #3,876. Use the chart and map above to compare Avry'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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