Norman surname from the Germanic name Alfred or Alberich — ruler of elves. Used for both sexes; girls overtook boys in America around 1995.
Avery ranks 37th among American unisexs in 2025, with 6,423 born that year. Its best year was 2014, when 11,861 babies were given the name, ranking 14th. The typical living American called Avery is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Vermont, where it accounts for 0.55% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.