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Name meaning & stats

Avery

Avery means “elf counsel” (Old French origin). 233,313 US babies since 1940, peak 2014.

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What it means

“elf counsel”

Old FrenchWell documented

Originally a surname.

In US birth records

Peak year: 2014

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

233,313 US babies were named Avery between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Avery (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 88% of the family

  • Avery 88%
  • Averie 5%
  • Averi 3%
  • Avary 1%
  • Avarie 1%
  • Avari <1%
  • Avry <1%
  • Avrie <1%
  • Avory <1%
  • Averey <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2014)