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Avery
Pronounced /ˈeɪ.və.ɹi/
Rank in 2024
#31
Born in 2024
5,632
Peak year
2014 · #14
Origin
Old French
Also recorded for boys:1,348 in 2024 (#259)
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 5,632 girls were named Avery, about 1 in every 286.
- It peaked in 2014 with 9,578 babies, ranked #14.
- It first shows up in the records in 1890.
- 164,682 girls have been named Avery since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Avery per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- 0.1Millennials1981–96
- 2.3Gen Z1997–12
- 4.5Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 246 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 184 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 271 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 446 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 3,932 babies, 0.14 per 1,000. Gen Z: 67,715 babies, 2.33 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 91,876 babies, 4.52 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.
- A male given name from Old French or transferred from the surname.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
- Origin
- Old French
- Say it
- /ˈeɪ.və.ɹi/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Avery, CC BY-SA 4.0.