How Many People Are Named Avery?
people named Avery are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,487 people in the US has this name
Based on 236,886 babies named Avery in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
11,861 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was itself derived from the Norman French form of the given names ALBERICH or ALFRED.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Avery, 73.2% were girls and 26.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Avery rose from 0% in the 1880s to 79.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Avery alive today is about 14 years old, and 93% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Avery first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2014, to 11,861 babies. In 2025, 6,423 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Avery never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #12, in 2013, and it was in the top 100 for 23 years, 2003 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #37. Among boys, its best rank was #181, in 2017.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #37 | #291 |
| Best rank | #12 (2013) | #181 (2017) |
| Years in the top 100 | 23 (2003 to 2025) | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #17 in the 2010s | #193 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Avery alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Avery were born in Texas than in any other state: about 23,340 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Avery was given 1.9 times as often in Vermont, 1.7 times in North Dakota and 1.6 times in Maine.
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