# Avery (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/avery/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | “elf”, “counsel” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.və.ɹi/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Avereigh, Avareigh, Avary, Avreigh |
| US babies named this | 236,886 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 66,880 / 170,006 (72% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,443, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7,346 | 18 |
| 2012 | 8,319 | 13 |
| 2013 | 9,185 | 12 |
| 2014 | 9,578 | 14 |
| 2015 | 9,356 | 16 |
| 2016 | 8,774 | 16 |
| 2017 | 8,237 | 14 |
| 2018 | 8,099 | 16 |
| 2019 | 7,350 | 18 |
| 2020 | 6,747 | 19 |
| 2021 | 6,815 | 19 |
| 2022 | 6,251 | 26 |
| 2023 | 5,879 | 29 |
| 2024 | 5,658 | 31 |
| 2025 | 5,267 | 37 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,792 | 201 |
| 2012 | 2,019 | 187 |
| 2013 | 2,052 | 196 |
| 2014 | 2,283 | 186 |
| 2015 | 2,218 | 188 |
| 2016 | 2,125 | 188 |
| 2017 | 2,200 | 181 |
| 2018 | 2,117 | 190 |
| 2019 | 1,934 | 204 |
| 2020 | 1,794 | 211 |
| 2021 | 1,808 | 210 |
| 2022 | 1,663 | 221 |
| 2023 | 1,462 | 241 |
| 2024 | 1,353 | 259 |
| 2025 | 1,156 | 291 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 | 2,025 |
| 2012 | 18 | 1,649 |
| 2013 | 30 | 1,148 |
| 2014 | 33 | 1,070 |
| 2015 | 55 | 722 |
| 2016 | 59 | 693 |
| 2017 | 65 | 637 |
| 2018 | 98 | 442 |
| 2019 | 100 | 424 |
| 2020 | 124 | 357 |
| 2021 | 131 | 355 |
| 2022 | 115 | 369 |
| 2023 | 133 | 330 |
| 2024 | 177 | 269 |
| 2025 | 178 | 261 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12 | 1,788 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3,416 |
| 2013 | 24 | 1,086 |
| 2014 | 30 | 959 |
| 2015 | 47 | 702 |
| 2016 | 62 | 585 |
| 2017 | 65 | 581 |
| 2018 | 91 | 449 |
| 2019 | 77 | 506 |
| 2020 | 93 | 431 |
| 2021 | 96 | 433 |
| 2022 | 107 | 395 |
| 2023 | 103 | 389 |
| 2024 | 129 | 338 |
| 2025 | 106 | 389 |

## People named Avery

- Avery Brooks, American actor and director
- Avery Bradley, American basketball player (born 1990)
- Avery Dulles, Catholic cardinal (1918–2008)
- Avery Johnson, American basketball player and coach
- Avery Skinner, American volleyball player
- Avery Corman, American writer
- Avery Schreiber, American comedian
- Marshall Avery Howe, American curator and botanist (1867-1936)
- Avery Hopwood, American playwright (1882–1928)
- Avery Fisher, American audio specialist (1906-1994)
- Bella Thorne, American actress and singer (born 1997)
- Troian Bellisario, American actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.