Unisex — 29% boys#258 of girl names
Avery
Pronounced EY1 V ER0 IY0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2014
- 135 years in use
How popular is Avery?
Avery is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1890. It has been given to 230,404 children — the 258th most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2014, when 9,578 children were given it.
Roughly 29% of children named Avery are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- EY1 V ER0 IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Avery
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Avery
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Avery?
- Avery ranks 258th among girls' names in US records, with 230,404 births since 1890. Over the past decade it accounts for 73,118.
- Is Avery a unisex name?
- Yes. About 29% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Avery most popular?
- 2014, when 9,578 children were given the name. It has been in use for 135 years and is still recorded as of 2024.