Fun Facts About the Name Averi
- More than 8 thousand babies named Averi: U.S. records list 8,312 babies given the name Averi from 1880 through 2025. Even 404 boys received the name Averi - about 1 boy for every 20 girls.
What Does the Name Averi Mean?
Averi is a modern English respelling of Avery, a name of Old English origin whose established meaning is "elf counsel." Avery began as an English surname, and the surname came from the Middle English personal name Averay, a Norman French form of the Old English name Ælfrǣd - the name known today as Alfred. That name joins ælf, "elf," and rǣd, "counsel" or "advice," so the literal sense is "elf counsel." Passing through Norman French reshaped Ælfrǣd into forms such as Alvered and Averay before it became Avery.
Some reference works instead link the surname to the Old English name Ælfrīc, built from ælf plus rīc, "ruler," which would give "elf ruler." The two derivations are close and were sometimes confused in medieval records, so the precise route is not fully settled. In both cases the first element is the Old English word for "elf," and the second refers to counsel or rule; neither element describes a modern quality. Averi carries the meaning of its parent name, Avery, and differs from it only in spelling.
Averi Name History & Origins
The name's background starts with the Old English personal name Ælfrǣd, borne by King Alfred the Great of Wessex, who reigned from 871 to 899. After the Norman Conquest of 1066, French-speaking scribes wrote such names in French forms, and Alvered and Averay appear in medieval English records as personal names. From these, the surname Avery developed and was established in England by the late Middle Ages. English settlers later carried the surname to North America, where it remained chiefly a family name for a long time and only gradually moved into use as a given name.
Averi is one of several recent respellings of Avery, alongside Averie and Avary. These spellings belong to the name's shift into given-name use, particularly for girls, in the late twentieth century. Averi keeps the same pronunciation and the same origin as Avery; the difference is spelling only. The final -i follows a general English habit of writing names that end in an "ee" sound with -i or -ie.
How Popular is the Name Averi?
Averi recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2015. Its best rank was #713 in 2015.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,200 | 190 | 0.0118% |
| 2024 | #1,154 | 208 | 0.0129% |
| 2023 | #1,125 | 216 | 0.0135% |
| 2022 | #906 | 305 | 0.0186% |
| 2021 | #800 | 352 | 0.0215% |
| 2020 | #770 | 352 | 0.0218% |
| 2019 | #767 | 364 | 0.0217% |
| 2018 | #802 | 340 | 0.0200% |
| 2017 | #776 | 355 | 0.0206% |
| 2016 | #794 | 358 | 0.0202% |
| 2015 | #713 | 399 | 0.0224% |
| 2014 | #746 | 375 | 0.0210% |
| 2013 | #732 | 373 | 0.0213% |
| 2012 | #804 | 334 | 0.0190% |
| 2011 | #852 | 309 | 0.0176% |
| 2010 | #938 | 276 | 0.0155% |
| 2009 | #919 | 294 | 0.0160% |
| 2008 | #970 | 276 | 0.0146% |
| 2007 | #1,102 | 235 | 0.0122% |
| 2006 | #1,037 | 247 | 0.0130% |
| 2005 | #1,086 | 219 | 0.0119% |
| 2004 | #1,063 | 218 | 0.0119% |
| 2003 | #1,122 | 196 | 0.0107% |
| 2002 | #1,324 | 147 | 0.0082% |
| 2001 | #1,396 | 136 | 0.0076% |
| 2000 | #1,459 | 126 | 0.0069% |
| 1999 | #1,622 | 103 | 0.0058% |
| 1998 | #1,832 | 84 | 0.0048% |
| 1997 | #1,657 | 95 | 0.0055% |
| 1996 | #2,284 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 1995 | #2,626 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 1994 | #2,544 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1993 | #2,829 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1992 | #2,618 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 1991 | #3,828 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #5,078 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #3,793 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1987 | #5,096 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #7,176 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #5,706 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #6,854 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #9,116 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #9,331 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #8,199 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #6,224 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #6,995 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #6,540 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #6,955 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #6,415 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #5,485 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,174 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #5,067 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #3,719 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2022 | #4,581 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #4,379 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #5,474 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #6,130 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #5,340 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #4,337 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #5,339 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #4,416 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #5,083 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #5,685 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #6,341 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #6,615 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #6,065 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #6,124 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #5,511 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #5,813 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #10,247 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #10,067 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #9,502 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #10,715 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #7,499 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #6,083 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #8,040 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #7,029 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #6,878 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #8,542 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #8,315 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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