Avery

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A few things about Avery you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Avery

Avery Brooks

American actor and director

Choose Avery and your child shares a first name with Avery Brooks, an American actor and director. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Avery, like who?” Avery Brooks's Wikipedia article is available in 29 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 305 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Avery, 5,267 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, there'd probably be one other Avery.
• 📜HistoryAvery has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Averys, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2013, when it ranked #12. Today it's #37, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowAvery is 3.3× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 992 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 305.
• 📍Where it's lovedAvery is most popular in Mississippi, where it ranks #15, followed by West Virginia (#17) and Arkansas (#19). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlAvery is given to both boys and girls: 82% of the 6,423 babies named Avery in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningAvery is an English form of Alfred, which means “elf counsel”. Our records link it to English, French and German roots.
• 🌍OriginAvery is the #7 most popular French girl name in the US. That's out of 3,334 French girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Avery

Avery is a gender-neutral name of English, French and German origin meaning “elf counsel”. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ery”. US birth records list Avery for girls from 1890 to 2025, in 119 of those 136 years. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked #12 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #37, with 5,267 babies. Of the 6,423 US babies named Avery in 2025, 82% were girls and 18% were boys.

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