Avery is of English origin denoting “ruler of the elves”. The name Avery has its origin from Anglo-Norman title “Auvery”, a Norman-French variation of “Alfred”. It is composed from aelf meaning elf and ric which means power or king.
Avery has richly been a boys’ name since the middle ages. It only shot up as a girls’ name in the last few decades but it’s still used as a unisex name in some nations.
Avery became popular at the start of 21st century after the daughter Avery by Jason Sehorn and Angie Harmon.
In 2000, Avery was ranked at position 176. It rose dramatically to its peak in 2013 when it was ranked as the 12th popular baby name in the US.
It has since remained among the top 20 baby names in the US. The most recent was in 2018 when it was ranked as the 16th most used girls’ name in the United States.
Avery has appeared once in the top 10 and 19 times in the top 100 baby names. Famous Avery are star TV actor, Avery Brooks; Avery Bradley, a professional basket player and Avery Storm, a prominent singer.