Averie
Meaning
variant of Avery, from Norman French forms of Alberich or Alfred
The story
Averie is Avery respelled for the era that liked its girls' names ending in -ie. Avery itself came through an English surname from the Norman French form of Alberich or Alfred, and the first of those was built from the Old German words for elf and ruler. So, on one branch of the family tree at least, Averie is elf royalty. The spelling is genuinely new: absent from the American record until 28 girls in the 1980s, then 398 in the 1990s, 2,456 in the 2000s, a leap to 7,209 in the 2010s, and 3,357 so far in the 2020s. A handful of boys carry it as well, 112 in the 2010s. The -ie ending is doing what it has always done: softening a surname until it sounds like it was never anything else.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Averie peaked in the 2010s.
When you meet Averie
Most people given the name Averie in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Averie deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Averie truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Averie fits with your family’s names and surname.
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