Avery
#37 for girls in 2025, 5,267 births · #291 for boys in 2025, 1,156 births
Given to girls 71.8% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 2013 · 9,185 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 23 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 170,006since 1890
Avery over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #37 | 5,267 | #291 | 1,156 |
| 2024 | #31 | 5,658 | #259 | 1,353 |
| 2023 | #29 | 5,879 | #241 | 1,462 |
| 2022 | #26 | 6,251 | #221 | 1,663 |
| 2021 | #19 | 6,815 | #210 | 1,808 |
| 2020 | #19 | 6,747 | #211 | 1,794 |
| 2019 | #18 | 7,350 | #204 | 1,934 |
| 2018 | #16 | 8,099 | #190 | 2,117 |
| 2017 | #14 | 8,237 | #181 | 2,200 |
| 2016 | #16 | 8,774 | #188 | 2,125 |
| 2015 | #16 | 9,356 | #188 | 2,218 |
| 2014 | #14 | 9,578 | #186 | 2,283 |
| 2013 | #12 | 9,185 | #196 | 2,052 |
| 2012 | #13 | 8,319 | #187 | 2,019 |
| 2011 | #18 | 7,346 | #201 | 1,792 |
| 2010 | #23 | 6,677 | #211 | 1,697 |
| 2009 | #32 | 6,301 | #223 | 1,633 |
| 2008 | #38 | 5,829 | #216 | 1,748 |
| 2007 | #48 | 5,386 | #221 | 1,742 |
| 2006 | #52 | 5,254 | #211 | 1,794 |
| 2005 | #67 | 4,654 | #215 | 1,662 |
| 2004 | #77 | 4,044 | #225 | 1,523 |
| 2003 | #89 | 3,687 | #219 | 1,596 |
| 2002 | #132 | 2,589 | #245 | 1,387 |
| 2001 | #152 | 2,131 | #242 | 1,401 |
| 2000 | #176 | 1,831 | #245 | 1,370 |
| 1999 | #206 | 1,491 | #236 | 1,368 |
| 1998 | #246 | 1,242 | #247 | 1,237 |
| 1997 | #312 | 937 | #250 | 1,173 |
| 1996 | #486 | 492 | #251 | 1,180 |
| 1995 | #465 | 542 | #241 | 1,195 |
| 1994 | #484 | 518 | #259 | 1,117 |
| 1993 | #529 | 453 | #297 | 933 |
| 1992 | #543 | 433 | #462 | 469 |
| 1991 | #648 | 339 | #494 | 400 |
| 1990 | #802 | 250 | #492 | 387 |
| 1989 | #960 | 181 | #436 | 469 |
| 1988 | #1,028 | 157 | #484 | 362 |
| 1987 | #1,257 | 112 | #459 | 376 |
| 1986 | #1,304 | 102 | #531 | 279 |
| 1985 | #1,458 | 85 | #546 | 259 |
| 1984 | #1,633 | 67 | #584 | 209 |
| 1983 | #1,531 | 73 | #539 | 243 |
| 1982 | #1,653 | 69 | #586 | 217 |
| 1981 | #1,887 | 57 | #556 | 235 |
| 1980 | #2,096 | 49 | #570 | 229 |
| 1979 | #1,917 | 54 | #593 | 207 |
| 1978 | #2,269 | 40 | #559 | 224 |
| 1977 | #2,162 | 43 | #588 | 205 |
| 1976 | #2,292 | 36 | #526 | 235 |
| 1975 | #2,565 | 30 | #544 | 218 |
| 1974 | #2,683 | 27 | #600 | 178 |
| 1973 | #2,689 | 26 | #552 | 204 |
| 1972 | #2,903 | 23 | #607 | 169 |
| 1971 | #3,166 | 21 | #645 | 162 |
| 1970 | #3,435 | 18 | #621 | 171 |
| 1969 | #2,917 | 21 | #644 | 151 |
| 1968 | #2,874 | 20 | #612 | 155 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #564 | 177 |
| 1966 | #3,266 | 15 | #554 | 192 |
| 1965 | #3,549 | 13 | #537 | 206 |
| 1964 | #3,108 | 17 | #581 | 185 |
| 1963 | #4,272 | 10 | #588 | 180 |
| 1962 | #2,814 | 19 | #571 | 188 |
| 1961 | #3,060 | 17 | #583 | 184 |
| 1960 | #2,512 | 23 | #567 | 189 |
| 1959 | #3,436 | 13 | #565 | 191 |
| 1958 | #2,260 | 25 | #591 | 171 |
| 1957 | #2,926 | 16 | #611 | 158 |
| 1956 | #2,725 | 18 | #640 | 140 |
| 1955 | #2,341 | 22 | #632 | 138 |
| 1954 | #3,019 | 14 | #651 | 125 |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | #744 | 92 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #746 | 89 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #785 | 80 |
| 1950 | #2,436 | 17 | #761 | 81 |
| 1949 | #3,612 | 9 | #905 | 58 |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | #774 | 77 |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | #715 | 92 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #753 | 77 |
| 1945 | #2,458 | 13 | #676 | 79 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #774 | 65 |
| 1943 | #1,900 | 21 | #740 | 76 |
| 1942 | #2,537 | 13 | #705 | 82 |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | #733 | 71 |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | #653 | 85 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #811 | 56 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #672 | 80 |
| 1937 | — | #742 | 67 | |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | #747 | 65 |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | #771 | 64 |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #606 | 95 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #606 | 92 |
| 1932 | — | #632 | 89 | |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #697 | 75 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #599 | 103 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | #599 | 102 |
| 1928 | #2,284 | 15 | #636 | 95 |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | #601 | 107 |
| 1926 | #1,932 | 20 | #631 | 99 |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 | #628 | 101 |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | #577 | 123 |
| 1923 | #2,465 | 14 | #600 | 111 |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | #551 | 131 |
| 1921 | #2,048 | 19 | #570 | 123 |
| 1920 | #2,263 | 16 | #587 | 113 |
| 1919 | #1,855 | 20 | #564 | 112 |
| 1918 | #2,029 | 18 | #552 | 118 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #544 | 115 |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 | #555 | 106 |
| 1915 | — | #493 | 125 | |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #512 | 91 |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | #531 | 66 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | #515 | 58 |
| 1911 | — | #667 | 22 | |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 | #634 | 21 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #653 | 17 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #522 | 23 |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | #616 | 17 |
| 1906 | — | #568 | 17 | |
| 1905 | — | #477 | 22 | |
| 1904 | — | #515 | 18 | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | #619 | 13 |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | #507 | 18 |
| 1901 | — | #433 | 19 | |
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 | #743 | 12 |
| 1899 | — | #457 | 17 | |
| 1898 | — | #543 | 15 | |
| 1897 | — | #411 | 21 | |
| 1896 | — | #438 | 20 | |
| 1895 | — | #437 | 20 | |
| 1894 | — | #464 | 18 | |
| 1893 | — | #419 | 19 | |
| 1892 | — | #458 | 18 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | #434 | 17 |
| 1889 | — | #673 | 9 | |
| 1888 | — | #554 | 13 | |
| 1887 | — | #461 | 14 | |
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | #547 | 12 | |
| 1884 | — | #468 | 16 | |
| 1883 | — | #479 | 14 | |
| 1882 | — | #489 | 14 | |
| 1881 | — | #324 | 25 | |
| 1880 | — | #640 | 9 | |
First appearance
1890
The first year at least five girls were named Avery! It came in at #1,210, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1891–1899, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Avery is popular in 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Vermont#123 · 1 in 365
- Maine#169 · 1 in 654
- Nebraska#173 · 1 in 748
- Texas#181 · 1 in 885
- Mississippi#187 · 1 in 823
Best ever in a state: #4 in Vermont, 2013.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #123 | 5 | 1 in 365 |
| Maine | #169 | 7 | 1 in 654 |
| Nebraska | #173 | 11 | 1 in 748 |
| Texas | #181 | 158 | 1 in 885 |
| Mississippi | #187 | 14 | 1 in 823 |
| Oklahoma | #194 | 20 | 1 in 841 |
| Georgia | #198 | 44 | 1 in 972 |
| Kansas | #217 | 12 | 1 in 1,037 |
| Louisiana | #223 | 20 | 1 in 1,082 |
| Connecticut | #227 | 14 | 1 in 1,102 |
| Arkansas | #229 | 11 | 1 in 1,043 |
| Colorado | #234 | 20 | 1 in 1,048 |
| New Mexico | #237 | 9 | 1 in 920 |
| Alabama | #241 | 16 | 1 in 1,296 |
| Michigan | #245 | 39 | 1 in 1,332 |
| Indiana | #249 | 24 | 1 in 1,366 |
| Ohio | #252 | 42 | 1 in 1,472 |
| Missouri | #256 | 21 | 1 in 1,406 |
| Oregon | #258 | 14 | 1 in 1,153 |
| Iowa | #284 | 9 | 1 in 1,525 |
| Minnesota | #291 | 16 | 1 in 1,561 |
| North Carolina | #293 | 25 | 1 in 1,602 |
| Virginia | #295 | 21 | 1 in 1,584 |
| Utah | #303 | 11 | 1 in 1,417 |
| South Carolina | #304 | 10 | 1 in 1,610 |
| Washington | #304 | 19 | 1 in 1,507 |
| Tennessee | #309 | 16 | 1 in 1,838 |
| Massachusetts | #315 | 17 | 1 in 1,871 |
| Wisconsin | #333 | 13 | 1 in 1,925 |
| Florida | #353 | 35 | 1 in 2,096 |
| Kentucky | #353 | 9 | 1 in 2,196 |
| Pennsylvania | #380 | 24 | 1 in 2,428 |
| Illinois | #415 | 29 | 1 in 2,411 |
| California | #441 | 85 | 1 in 2,622 |
| Maryland | #448 | 9 | 1 in 2,627 |
| Arizona | #454 | 12 | 1 in 2,340 |
| New York | #471 | 34 | 1 in 2,971 |
| New Jersey | #543 | 11 | 1 in 3,796 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Avery
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 6 spots since 2024 (#31 → #37)
- 18 spots since 2020 (#19 → #37)
- 21 spots since 2015 (#16 → #37)
- Biggest jump: 174 spots in 1997 (#486 → #312)
- Biggest drop: 21 spots in 1996 (#465 → #486)
Rise & fade · girls
123 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1890
- Peaked 2013 at #12 (9,185 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 23 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 23 yrs · run 2003–2025
- Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1989–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 187
- Highest: 1 in 187 girls born in 2014 were named Avery (0.54%)
- Latest: 1 in 305 girls born in 2025 (0.33%)
- Its best rank, #12 in 2013, was only 1 in 191 (0.52%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 48.8% of all girls named Avery (82,921) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1998
- Mostly boys until 1997, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #1,210 (1890) | #1,210 |
| 1900s | 37 | #1,438 (1902) | #1,740 |
| 1910s | 93 | #1,521 (1910) | #2,273 |
| 1920s | 151 | #1,932 (1926) | #2,370 |
| 1930s | 79 | #2,153 (1936) | #2,830 |
| 1940s | 112 | #1,900 (1943) | #3,039 |
| 1950s | 149 | #2,260 (1958) | #3,175 |
| 1960s | 168 | #2,512 (1960) | #3,203 |
| 1970s | 318 | #1,917 (1979) | #2,608 |
| 1980s | 952 | #960 (1989) | #1,481 |
| 1990s | 6,697 | #206 (1999) | #472 |
| 2000s | 41,706 | #32 (2009) | #86 |
| 2010s | 82,921 | #12 (2013) | #16 |
| 2020s | 36,617 | #19 (2021) | #27 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Avery in 1997
girls
#312
937 births · 1 in 1,858 girls
boys
#250
1,173 births · 1 in 1,607 boys
Top girls' names in 1997
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 1,858 of them was named Avery, which outranked 98.1% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 1,607 of them was named Avery, which outranked 97.7% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Avery
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.