Avery
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Meaning
an Anglo-Norman remaking of Alfred, "elf counsel," the wise counsel of the old stories; centuries as a surname, then a first name again, unisex since the 1990s and now led by girls. Soft sound, surprisingly deep roots
The story
Avery began in medieval England as a surname, born from Norman French pronunciations of an older Germanic name traditionally read as ruler of the elves. For centuries it lived mostly as a family name, crossing the Atlantic with English settlers and appearing here and there in American records without ever making much noise. Its second life is thoroughly modern. As surname names came into fashion, Avery began climbing in the 1990s, and it did something rarer still: it crossed freely between sons and daughters, becoming one of the country's most genuinely unisex names, now given more often to girls but familiar on both sides. The 2010s marked its strongest decade, a remarkable turn for a name that waited the better part of a millennium for its moment.
How popular is Avery around the world?
In the United States, 45,853 babies were named Avery between 2020 and 2025.
Avery is on the official records of the United States, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, New Zealand, South Australia, Austria, Mexico City and Brazil.
United States
1 in 480
In the United States, 45,853 babies were named Avery between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Avery peaked in the 2010s. In US birth records, Avery went mostly to boys before the 2000s and mostly to girls in every decade since. Avery went to 11,574 US babies in 2015 and 6,423 in 2025, 55% of the earlier figure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Canada
1 in 680
In Canada, 400 girls named Avery were born in 2024, the 54th most common name among girls that year.
In Canada, 139 boys named Avery were born in 2024, the 238th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
Ireland
1 in 1,600
In Ireland, 22 girls named Avery were born in 2025, the 196th most common name among girls that year.
In Ireland, 12 boys named Avery were born in 2025, the 329th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
Scotland
1 in 1,800
In Scotland, 14 girls named Avery were registered in 2024, the 260th most common name among girls that year.
In Scotland, 11 boys named Avery were registered in 2024, the 330th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
England and Wales
1 in 2,100
In England and Wales, 178 girls named Avery were born in 2025, the 261st most common name among girls that year.
In England and Wales, 106 boys named Avery were born in 2025, the 389th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
New Zealand
1 in 2,500
In New Zealand, 23 girls named Avery were registered in 2025.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
South Australia
1 in 2,6002017
In South Australia, 6 girls were registered as Avery in 2017.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Austria
1 in 76,000
In Austria, 1 girl named Avery was born in 2025, ranked 1,875th among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.
Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)
Mexico City City
1 in 120,000
In Mexico City, there was 1 registration of Avery in 2022.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.
Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023
Argentina
last on record 2023
Avery is not on the 2024 record for Argentina, where small counts are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.
Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024
Brazil
At the 2022 census, 25 people in Brazil were named Avery, ranked 106,978th, with a median age of 31.
People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
Not on the record in Spain, Puerto Rico and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Avery
Most people given the name Avery 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.
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