Avery
Girl name · #37 in 2025 · Well-known
Avery ranks #37 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 5,267 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #16, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 342 girls born in 2025 was named Avery.
Babies named Avery per year. Source: SSA.
The 135-year story
Avery first appears in the Social Security records in 1890, when 6 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2014, when 9,578 girls were named Avery — good for #14 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Avery in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Avery is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Avery is most common
Geography matters for names, and Avery is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Avery is most common in WV (7.9 per 1,000), AK (7.3 per 1,000), NH (6.8 per 1,000), SD (6.6 per 1,000), RI (6.5 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 4 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Avery is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Avery
Statistically, parents drawn to Avery tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Emery, Riley, Layla, Audrey, and Sadie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Avery | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,267 | #37 |
| 2024 | 5,658 | #31 |
| 2023 | 5,879 | #29 |
| 2022 | 6,251 | #26 |
| 2021 | 6,815 | #19 |
| 2020 | 6,747 | #19 |
| 2019 | 7,350 | #18 |
| 2018 | 8,099 | #16 |
| 2017 | 8,237 | #14 |
| 2016 | 8,774 | #16 |
| 2015 | 9,356 | #16 |
| 2014 | 9,578 | #14 |
| 2013 | 9,185 | #12 |
| 2012 | 8,319 | #13 |
| 2011 | 7,346 | #18 |
| 2010 | 6,677 | #23 |
| 2009 | 6,301 | #32 |
| 2008 | 5,829 | #38 |
| 2007 | 5,386 | #48 |
| 2006 | 5,254 | #52 |
| 2005 | 4,654 | #67 |
| 2004 | 4,044 | #77 |
| 2003 | 3,687 | #89 |
| 2002 | 2,589 | #132 |
| 2001 | 2,131 | #152 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Avery a popular girl name?
Avery ranked #37 among girls in 2025 with 5,267 babies given the name — firmly in the top 100, so yes, it’s a popular choice. Ten years earlier it ranked #16.
When was the name Avery most popular?
Avery peaked in 2014, when 9,578 American girls received the name (ranked #14 that year). Since 2014 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Avery?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 342 newborn American girls was named Avery. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.