Avery

Where Avery comes from

From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.
— Wiktionary's entry for Avery
  • Old French
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1887
    Avery Brundage born
    president of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972
  2. 1890
    First appearance
    #1,210 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1949
    Avery Brooks born
    American actor and director
  4. 1998
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  5. 2013
    Peak, #12
    9,185 babies named Avery — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Old French or transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
Namesakes
  • Avery Brundage · president of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972, 1887–1975
  • Avery Brooks · American actor and director, born 1949
  • Avery Dulles · Catholic cardinal, 1918–2008
  • Avery Bradley · American basketball player, born 1990
  • Avery Johnson · American basketball player and coach, born 1965

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.