Meaning and history
From an English surname derived from the Norman French forms of the given names Alberich or Alfred, Avery was also used as a given name on the American sitcom Murphy Brown (1988–1998) for both the mother and son of the main character. By 1998, it was more popular as a girls’ name in the United States, perhaps further influenced by a character in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire.
20062006: 5,254 births, rank #52
2007: 5,386 births, rank #48
2008: 5,829 births, rank #38
2009: 6,301 births, rank #32
2010: 6,677 births, rank #23
20112011: 7,346 births, rank #18
2012: 8,319 births, rank #13
2013: 9,185 births, rank #12
2014: 9,578 births, rank #14
2015: 9,356 births, rank #16
20162016: 8,774 births, rank #16
2017: 8,237 births, rank #14
2018: 8,099 births, rank #16
2019: 7,350 births, rank #18
2020: 6,747 births, rank #19
20212021: 6,815 births, rank #19
2022: 6,251 births, rank #26
2023: 5,879 births, rank #29
2024: 5,658 births, rank #31
20252025: 5,267 births, rank #37
Avery has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #176 in 2000 to #37 in 2025. It now stands at #37 for girls. Its highest annual birth count came in 2014, with 9,578 births.