U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Avery?

Avery was the #316 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Avery

175,333

About 1 in 1,890 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#316

More common than 99.4% of listed first names

Peak year

2014

11,861 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

6,423

#62 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 1,890

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

27.4% male72.6% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic73.0%
Black, non-Hispanic8.18%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.75%
Asian / Pacific Islander2.19%
Two or more races6.59%
Hispanic or Latino9.24%

Reading the result

Avery across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Avery reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2014, with 11,861 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 6,423 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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