Averee
A feminine name of modern origin, potentially derived from the French name Avery.
Name Census estimates that about 1,166 living Americans carry the first name Averee. It is a predominantly female name (95.7% of registrations). The average person named Averee today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Averee births was 2017 (70 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Averee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Although Averee is used almost entirely for girls, the SSA data does show 51 boys registered with the name since 1880.
- • Averee is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 14 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 293,957 Americans
Peak year
2017
70 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2019 SSA rank
#4,770
Tracked since 1992
Census
Averee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 930 people with the first name Averee, which placed it at #13,113 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,113
National first-name rank
People counted
930
930 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
68.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Averee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Averee is White at 68.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.3%) and Black (9.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Averee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Averee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White68.5% · 637
- Hispanic or Latino12.3% · 114
- Black or African American9.4% · 87
- Two or more races7.3% · 68
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 7
Gender
Gender distribution for Averee
Averee leans heavily female at 95.7% of total registrations, but 51 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Averee as a male name
- Ranked #10,927 in 2019
- 6 male births in 2019
- Peak: 2017 (9 births)
Averee as a female name
- Ranked #4,770 in 2024
- 28 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2016 (62 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Averee leans strongly female. 855 people counted with this name were female (91.5%), compared with 79 male bearers (8.5%).
Popularity
Averee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Averee from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 599 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Averee remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Averee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Averee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Averees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. Texas, California, Ohio recorded the most babies named Averee, while Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 25 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Averee
The name Averee is a relatively modern invention, originating in the late 20th century. It is often considered a feminine variant of the more traditional name Avery, which has its roots in the Anglo-Norman French name Averee or Averi. This name, in turn, is derived from the Germanic name Alfihar, meaning "elf army" or "elf warrior."
The earliest known recorded instances of the name Averee date back to the late 1980s and early 1990s, though its usage was quite rare until more recent times. Given its novelty, there are no known historical references or mentions of the name Averee in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Averee was Averee Fields, an American actress born in 1975. She is best known for her roles in television series such as The Parkers and The Game. Another early bearer of the name was Averee Dijon, an American fashion designer and entrepreneur born in 1979, who founded her eponymous clothing line in the early 2000s.
As the name gained popularity in the 21st century, several other notable individuals have emerged. Averee Bugg, born in 1992, is an American professional basketball player who has played in the WNBA and overseas. Averee Cate, born in 1995, is an American singer-songwriter and YouTube personality. Averee McGee, born in 1999, is a Canadian actress known for her role in the television series Killjoys.
While the name Averee may lack a long and storied history, its unique sound and spelling have contributed to its growing popularity in recent decades. As more individuals have adopted this name, it has become increasingly recognized and celebrated as a distinct and meaningful moniker.
People
Averee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Averee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Averee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Averee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,166 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Averee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 293,957 US residents.
Is Averee a common name?
We classify Averee as "Rare". It ranks above 91.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,178 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Averee most popular?
The single biggest year for Averee was 2017, when 70 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Averee is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Averee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 930 people with the name Averee, or 0.31 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,113 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Averee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Averee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Averee leans strongly female. 855 people counted with this name were female (91.5%), compared with 79 male bearers (8.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Averee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Averee is White at 68.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (12.3%) and Black (9.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Averee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Averee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 68.5% (637 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Averee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Averee a female name?
Yes, 95.7% of people registered as Averee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Averee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Averee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Averee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Averee?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.