Avery Name Meaning

Avery is beloved for more than just its adorable elfish meaning thanks to its unisex flexibility and surname style. A surprising choice in a field of classics, Avery manages to hold onto its freshness despite being centuries old. A distant cousin of Aubrey, Avery is in a league of its own when it comes to cool factor.

Avery walks the delicate line between tomboy and girlish, mixing masculine roots with the soft -ee ending seen in Emily and Lily. She’s short and sweet yet packs a punch of spunk, dishing out a whole lot of sass in five letters. She fits in well with the on-trend V sound names like Evelyn and Ava but teeters just outside the norm. She’s unique in her own right, but perfectly at home alongside unisex monikers like Peyton or Madison.

A little Avery would be the perfect explorer, ready to conquer the playground one slide at a time. At the same time, she’s no stranger to playing dress up for a spot of afternoon tea with her favorite dolls. Like her name, she’s a chameleon that bends trends and flows freely.

Spelling variations of the name include Averie and Averi. Nicknames include Ave or Ava though a nickname is easily avoidable for those looking to stick with the full version.

Infographic of Avery name meaning, which is An English variant of Alberich or Alfred, Avery means elf counsel or elf ruler.
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Avery Name Popularity

How popular is the name Avery? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
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1914 — 0 0%
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1920 — 0 0%
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1927 — 0 0%
1928 1,640 5 0.0005%
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1972 2,047 10 0.0007%
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1975 — 0 0%
1976 2,858 5 0.0004%
1977 3,016 5 0.0004%
1978 2,114 12 0.0009%
1979 2,247 11 0.0008%
1980 3,003 5 0.0003%
1981 2,079 16 0.0011%
1982 1,819 22 0.0015%
1983 1,721 24 0.0016%
1984 1,917 19 0.0013%
1985 1,727 27 0.0018%
1986 1,405 45 0.003%
1987 1,315 55 0.0036%
1988 1,028 106 0.0068%
1989 1,045 115 0.0071%
1990 785 209 0.0126%
1991 653 289 0.0177%
1992 534 405 0.0254%
1993 520 427 0.0274%
1994 488 465 0.0303%
1995 459 514 0.0341%
1996 482 463 0.0309%
1997 312 906 0.0613%
1998 245 1,224 0.0818%
1999 206 1,475 0.0985%
2000 175 1,813 0.1187%
2001 152 2,122 0.1408%
2002 132 2,584 0.1724%
2003 89 3,684 0.2422%
2004 77 4,035 0.2647%
2005 67 4,644 0.3037%
2006 52 5,249 0.3352%
2007 48 5,378 0.3409%
2008 38 5,829 0.3771%
2009 32 6,298 0.4214%
2010 23 6,673 0.4631%
2011 18 7,340 0.5152%
2012 13 8,314 0.5834%
2013 12 9,174 0.6443%
2014 13 9,563 0.6564%
2015 16 9,339 0.6418%
2016 16 8,759 0.6075%
2017 14 8,186 0.5865%
2018 16 8,039 0.5851%
2019 18 7,311 0.5401%
2020 19 6,575 0.5166%
2021 19 6,343 0.5189%
2022 26 6,230 0.4722%

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Names Like Avery

If you like Avery, you’ll love these other names like Avery.

What names are variants of Avery?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Avery.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Aeverie

Elf counsel

English

Averi

Elf counsel

English

Averie

Elf counsel

English

Avrie

Elf counsel

English

What names sound like Avery?

If you like how Avery sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Avery.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Affery

Young deer; color of earth

Hebrew

Ava

To live

Latin

Ivory

Creamy-white color; hard tusk used for carving fine art, jewellery

Latin

What names are similar to Avery?

Find a name that’s like Avery, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Aubrey

Elf ruler

English

Autumn

Season of harvest

English

Chloe

Green sprout

Greek

Harlow

Rock hill

English

Harper

Harp Player

English

Kennedy

Helmeted head

Irish

London

From the great river

English

Mackenzie

Son of Coinneach

Scottish

Madison

Son of Maud

English

Presley

Priest clearing

English

Lists With Avery

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Avery.

Siblings of Avery

Mamas with kids named Avery also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Lael

Belonging to God

Hebrew

Asher

Happy and blessed

Hebrew

Celeste

Heavenly

Latin

24 Comments

  1. We saw it one day and just called her Avery while she was in my belly. And it just stuck! We thought she’d have red hair and it sounded perfect. She has brown hair now, we’ll see!

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  2. I have always loved the name, yet had never looked at the meaning. Being our last baby and the last grand baby for my partners family, when I saw the meaning I knew it was the name we had to go with. My boyfriends father passed away 8 years ago and she was due a week before his anniversary of passing, his name is Alfred so we thought it was so cool it’s a variant of his name but also the same meaning of my name (Aubrey). We went with Averie for the spelling and Maddox for a middle name because my other two children have ‘M’ middle names just by chance so we figured we would keep it going

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  3. Hi I’ve always loved the named Avery it’s just so pretty name but at school I get called Libby and come on Libby is not even close to Olivia. So I guess she will be called Ava .I know it’s weird but Ava is popular and I don’t what her name to be popular I want her to be unique

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  4. I love my name also I read an amazing book series about elves so it’s like I was destined to read it with all the elf ruler stuff and all.

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    • OMG MY NAME IS AVERY AND U UPLOADED THIS AT 5:17 my birthday wtf lollllll

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  5. I do love my name it is just soooooooooooo many other people at school and that i know are named avery .And my mom hates the nick name ave or A or aver but those are like the only avery nick names

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  6. Not super popular, easy to say and spell, beautiful sound to it.

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  7. Because I’m a big Fan of Middle Earth and Tolkien Stories!
    I researched and found out Avery was the name of the first queen of Elves in Tolkien myths.
    Elves were strong and beautiful and Avery was a wise and beautiful queen.
    So we chose Avery Yvonne as her full name cause I wanted something from Tolkien.
    She has a brother named Aragon Roland.

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  8. I love my name and think it is the best name. My mom chose Avery the day I was born. She had actually picked out several other names but looked at me and knew that my name should be Avery.

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  9. Because as a Tolkien Fan, I wanted middle earth’s names. So we chose Avery cause she was the first queen of elves and it means Queen Of Elves.
    Her middle name is Eowyn.

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  10. She just looked like an Avery, over the other name we had which was Olivia. My 2.5yo has nicknamed her Ree-Ree, that’s what it sounds like when he tries to say her name.

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  11. My best friend is named Avery and I just love her name so much because it means “Queen of the Elves”! Also, my name and her name go hand in hand!

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  12. My sister is named Avery, and she is so sweet, I love her name, and I think that our names go great together

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  13. I was born in the 70s so growing up with the name Avery was full of variations. I got Ivory a lot. But as I got older it became more popular. Love my name, my parents did a good job.

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  14. my husband and I wrote a list of names we liked and compared. Then we narrowed down the list of names we both had. Avery was the winner!

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  15. I love my name! If I could change it i wouldn’t even try. I love my nickname too (Ave). My friends call me that. If you are an Avery or want to name your kid Avery love it!

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  16. Love it. Easy to say and spell. First Avery I met was in 2018 and was a girl in her early 20s. It reminds me of Emily and Ava. I associate it with a female name but I wouldn’t be surprised to meet a boy named Avery either.

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  17. Just always loved the name and love how it’s a alliteration to our last name Ames 🙂

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  18. Wanted a non traditional name that wasnt popular but was not “out there”

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  19. We chose the name Avery because our original name (taitum) was taken from us by a close friend. We told her our idea for a name and of course her baby was three weeks older so she used it for her little girl.
    I like the name because its fits her and id a very pretty name for a girl.
    Avery also loves taking her baths, crawling, laughing, saying “momma”, favorite food is sweet potatoes, very ticklish, and is just one of a kind.

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  20. I’m a huge Grey’s Anatomy fan. Jackson Avery is so adorable! Also, all of my mother’s granddaughters’ names start with the letter A.

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    • That is the exact reason my mom named me Avery!

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  21. I named my BOY Avery because it’s a boys name variation of Alfred, which is a family name. It didn’t become a popular girls name until recently.

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  22. I chose her name because I loved how it sounded and it goes with her planned middle name too Avery Ezriyah

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