Averey
Averey was the 12085th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 3084th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,158 places. More babies were named Averey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Avery) from Alfred: elf + counsel · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #12,085 girls, down 5,416 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- 86% girls, 14% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201353 babies
- Total since 1880
- 677babies recorded
What does the name Averey mean?
Averey is a spelling of Avery, pronounced the same way, so it shares Avery's meaning and origin.
Avery comes from Anglo-Norman Averay, a medieval form of the Old English name Ælfræd (Alfred). Ælfræd is made of ælf, 'elf', and ræd, 'counsel'. It survived as an English surname, became a boys' given name, and in the US is now chiefly a girls' name.
Ælfræd (Old English, “Alfred”)ælf (Old English, “elf”)rǣd (Old English, “counsel”)
How sure is this? Probable.
See also: English names, names that mean wisdom.
Averey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,085 | — | 7 | — |
| 2020 | #6,669 | #12,208 | 17 | 5 |
| 2010 | #7,581 | #6,065 | 16 | 14 |
| 2000 | #8,620 | #10,511 | 11 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Averey, counting every spelling?
Averey is a spelling of Avery, a name family that ranked #38 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #12,085 for Averey on its own. Together these spellings went to 5,885 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery | 5,267 | #37 | 29,870 |
| Averie | 404 | #701 | 2,637 |
| Averi | 190 | #1,200 | 1,271 |
| Averee | 17 | #6,575 | 154 |
| Averey | 7 | #12,085 | 42 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Averey?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Averey (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Averey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Averey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Averey?
About 500 people born in the US named Averey are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 10 and 20. That makes Averey mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Averey by state
How common Averey was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Averey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Averey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Averey
What does Averey mean?
Averey is a spelling of Avery, which means “from Alfred: elf + counsel” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Averey?
Averey was the 12085th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 3084th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,158 places. More babies were named Averey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Averey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 86% girls, 14% boys given the name Averey in the US.
Where is Averey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Averey was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).