Girl's name
Avery
Say it AY-ver-ee
French origin elf
3 syllables
Where Avery is loved, common and rare
Common across British Columbia and Ontario. Rare in Ireland, the UK, Quebec and five more places.
1 in 960 girls born in Ireland in 2025
British Columbia 25thOntario 38thIreland 196th
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Every place
In 12 of the 40 official lists, among them British Columbia (25th), Ontario (38th) and Ireland (196th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia province | 25th 2023 | 72 | about 1 in 166 |
| Ontario province | 38th 2024 | 202 | about 1 in 270 |
| Ireland | 196th 2025 | 22 | 1 in 960 |
| Northern Ireland | 231st 2025 | 7 | 1 in 1,041 |
| Scotland | 256th 2025 | 14 | 1 in 1,278 |
| England and Wales | 261st 2025 | 178 | 1 in 1,423 |
| Quebec province | 346th 2025 | 15 | about 1 in 1,734 |
| The Netherlands | 767th 2025 | 14 | about 1 in 4,358 |
| Switzerland | 1792nd 2025 | 2 | 1 in 16,997 |
| Austria | 1875th 2025 | 1 | 1 in 35,722 |
| Italy | 4773rd 2024 | 1 | 1 in 179,169 |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, France, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Leipzig, Rostock, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Catalonia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); NISRA (Northern Ireland); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Avery comes from Anglo-Norman Averay, which goes back through Latin to Old English Ælfræd, built from ælf, 'elf', and ræd, 'counsel'. It is a twin of Alfred.
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It has three syllables, AY-ver-ee. Averie and Averi are variant spellings, and Avie is a short form.
Avery ranks well in British Columbia and Ontario and appears in Ireland, while it is rare in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria. It is used for both girls and boys: about a quarter of those named Avery are boys. The Ontario and British Columbia records place its peak in 2013, and it is rising in more places than it is falling.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- AY-ver-ee, 3 syllables
- Meaning
elf
- Origin
- French
- Other spellings
- Averie
- Averi
- Avie
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 3 of 9 regions, falling in 1.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 693 | 637 | 442 | 424 | 357 | 355 | 369 | 330 | 269 | 261 |
| Scotland | 453 | 369 | 301 | 304 | 241 | 236 | 223 | 263 | 260 | 256 |
| Northern Ireland | 238 | 243 | 333 | 223 | 140 | 193 | 192 | 231 | ||
| Ireland | 359 | 365 | 244 | 325 | 173 | 336 | 266 | 209 | 243 | 196 |
| Ontario | 17 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 38 | |
| British Columbia | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 25 | ||
| Nova Scotia | 14 | 18 | 14 | 19 | ||||||
| South Australia | 150 | 223 | ||||||||
| Quebec | 301 | 485 | 337 | 330 | 357 | 299 | 314 | 313 | 412 | 346 |
| France | 3683 | 3622 | 3634 | 3605 | 3608 | 3650 | 3521 | 3443 | ||
| The Netherlands | 559 | 837 | 892 | 884 | 550 | 714 | 874 | 747 | 767 | |
| Rostock | 187 |
England and Wales, 1998 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 261 | 178 | 70.3 |
| 2024 | 269 | 177 | 68.6 |
| 2023 | 330 | 133 | 51.8 |
| 2022 | 369 | 115 | 43.6 |
| 2021 | 355 | 131 | 47.8 |
| 2020 | 357 | 124 | 46.2 |
| 2019 | 424 | 100 | 35.7 |
| 2018 | 442 | 98 | 34.0 |
| 2017 | 637 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 2016 | 693 | 59 | 19.2 |
| 2015 | 722 | 55 | 17.9 |
| 2014 | 1070 | 33 | 10.8 |
| 2013 | 1148 | 30 | 9.7 |
| 2012 | 1649 | 18 | 5.6 |
| 2011 | 2025 | 13 | 4.0 |
| 2010 | 3156 | 7 | 2.2 |
| 2009 | 4564 | 4 | 1.3 |
| 2008 | 3397 | 6 | 1.9 |
| 2006 | 3116 | 6 | 2.0 |
| 2005 | 4798 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 2004 | 4598 | 3 | 1.0 |
| 2003 | 4373 | 3 | 1.1 |
| 1998 | 3846 | 3 | 1.0 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Avery in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2013. First recorded in 1985. Her peak year there: 2013, at 936.4 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Avery per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2013 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Avery
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Avery.
1 in 271 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Avery.
1 in 338 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Avery.
1 in 754 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Avery.
1 in 542 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Avery.
1 in 511 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Avery. Same first letter as Avery.
1 in 82 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Avery.
1 in 1,320 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Avery.
1 in 280 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Avery.
1 in 1,118 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Avery. Same first letter as Avery.
Middle names for Avery
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Avery Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials AC
Changes the beat after Avery: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Avery Sophie
3-2 beats · initials AS
Changes the beat after Avery: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Avery Grace
3-1 beats · initials AG
Changes the beat after Avery: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Avery Olivia
3-4 beats · initials AO · Avery slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Avery: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables. Avery slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Avery Mia
3-2 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Avery: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Avery Ruby
3-2 beats · initials AR
Changes the beat after Avery: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Avery Rose
3-1 beats · initials AR
Changes the beat after Avery: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 173 in Northern Ireland
Avery Nora
3-2 beats · initials AN
Changes the beat after Avery: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Avery
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 1,822 in Northern Ireland
97% alike: moves with Avery across countries and decades.
1 in 1,320 in Ireland
95% alike: moves with Avery across countries and decades.
1 in 511 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Avery across countries and decades.
1 in 1,457 in Northern Ireland
93% alike: moves with Avery across countries and decades.
1 in 949 in England and Wales
93% alike: moves with Avery across countries and decades.
1 in 1,224 in England and Wales
93% alike: moves with Avery across countries and decades.
1 in 18,092 in England and Wales
93% alike: moves with Avery across countries and decades.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Avery across countries and decades.
Questions about Avery
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Avery?
Her best rank is No. 25 in British Columbia in 2023, about 1 in 166 girls. She is in the published lists of 12 of our 40 regions.
What does Avery mean?
Wiktionary glosses Avery as "elf".
How do you pronounce Avery?
AY-ver-ee, with 3 syllables.
Is Avery getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 3 of 9 regions, falling in 1.
Which sister names go with Avery?
The deck's top five sisters for Avery: Madelyn, Callie, Quinn, Zoey and Nevaeh. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.