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Avery
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72% girls / 28% boys
Origin of the name
Avery comes from a Norman form of Alfred, which became an English surname.
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Where babies named Avery are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Avery is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Avery is most common in Idaho (1.7 times), South Dakota (1.6) and North Dakota (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Avery are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Avery is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Avery is most common in North Carolina (1.9 times), Georgia (1.9) and Nevada (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 3% | 97% |
| 1900s | 17% | 83% |
| 1910s | 10% | 90% |
| 1920s | 12% | 88% |
| 1930s | 9% | 91% |
| 1940s | 13% | 87% |
| 1950s | 11% | 89% |
| 1960s | 9% | 91% |
| 1970s | 14% | 86% |
| 1980s | 25% | 75% |
| 1990s | 41% | 59% |
| 2000s | 72% | 28% |
| 2010s | 80% | 20% |
| 2020s | 80% | 20% |