Fun Facts About the Name Averley
- 98 babies named Averley: U.S. records list 98 babies given the name Averley from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Averley Mean?
Averley is an English surname-style name, usually treated as a variant of Everley or Everleigh. Those forms derive from Old English eofor, "boar," and lēah, "woodland clearing" or "meadow," giving the literal sense "boar clearing." The initial A- is a later spelling variant, not a separate Old English element. The derivation is probable rather than certain.
Averley Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the English habitational and surname tradition, in which a family took its name from a place and the place name described a landscape feature. The ending -ley marks that place-name origin. Related spellings include Everley, Everleigh, and Everly; Averley substitutes A- for the older E-. As a personal name, Averley is a modern English surname-name rather than an inherited medieval given name, and it is now used chiefly for girls.
How Popular is the Name Averley?
Averley has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2020. Its best rank was #8,030 in 2020.
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 | #15,244 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #11,312 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #13,817 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #9,658 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,030 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #8,686 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #14,370 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #9,498 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #9,563 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #10,237 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #14,871 | 6 | 0.0003% |
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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