Avery
A unisex name of English origin, meaning ruler of the elves.
How Avery has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #16 |
| 2016 | #16 |
| 2017 | #14 |
| 2018 | #16 |
| 2019 | #18 |
| 2020 | #19 |
| 2021 | #19 |
| 2022 | #26 |
| 2023 | #29 |
| 2024 | #31 |
| 2025 | #37 |
Avery by the numbers
In 2025, 178 babies in England and Wales were named Avery. In the US, 10,365 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 9,563 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Avery
Forms of Avery in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Avereeelf ruler; a respelling of Avery70 in the US (2017)
- Averlyfrom the boar meadow; a form of Avery39 in the US (2017)
- Avyolive; diminutive form of Aveline or Avery27 in the US (2017)
- Averyroseelf ruler rose; compound of Avery and Rose10 in the US (2017)
- Averyannaelf ruler; a form of Avery blended with anna7 in the US (2017)
- Avery-Roseelf ruler and flower; compound of Avery and Rose3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Avery. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Avery
Names that are said the same way as Avery, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Avery, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Avery
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