as a First Name
Transferred use of the surname, which originated in the Middle Ages from a Norman French pronunciation of Alfred. It is used mainly as a boy's name in Britain, while in North America it is more popular as a girl's name.
| 1,613th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 12,709
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 89,490
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- North Carolina
- has the most people named Avery per capita
- 2010
- marked the height of its popularity
63%
37%
1%
55+
55+
4%
30-54
30-54
8%
13-29
13-29
87%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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