Averie
Averie was the 701st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 404 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 381st with 858 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 310 places. More babies were named Averie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Avery) from Alfred: elf + counsel · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #701 girls, down 274 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 404girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014858 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,717babies recorded
What does the name Averie mean?
Averie 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.
Averie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 269 since 1995, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #701 | 404 |
| 2020 | #427 | 720 |
| 2010 | #573 | 509 |
| 2000 | #1,677 | 105 |
| 1990 | #7,931 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Averie, counting every spelling?
Averie is a spelling of Avery, a name family that ranked #38 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #701 for Averie 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 Averie?
404 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Averie (0.11 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Averie 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 21 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Averie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Averie?
About 13,300 people born in the US named Averie are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Averie a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Averie by state
How common Averie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (2.3×), Louisiana (2.3×), Kentucky (1.9×), Mississippi (1.8×), Indiana (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Nebraska, Nevada, Idaho.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Averie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Averie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Averie
What does Averie mean?
Averie is a spelling of Avery, which means “from Alfred: elf + counsel” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Averie?
Averie was the 701st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 404 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 381st with 858 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 310 places. More babies were named Averie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Averie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Averie in the US.
Where is Averie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Averie was most common in Arkansas (0.76 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Kentucky.