Baby Names

Is Avery still acceptable on a boy?

'Cause I still love it. Have since I was 8 (Charlotte's Web!). I feel like it's similar to Taylor, probably more popular for girls but doable as a boys name? It's my #2.
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Re: Is Avery still acceptable on a boy?

  • Hmmm where I am from it is only acceptable as a girl name.  People will assume here that you wanted a girl and were disappointed.
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  • I would find it acceptable as a boy's name, since it is one!
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  • I think it is originally a boys name :

    AVERY

    Gender: Masculine & Feminine

    Usage: English

    Pronounced: AY-v?r-ee, AYV-ree  [key]

    From a surname which was itself derived from the Norman French form of the given names ALBERICH or ALFRED.
     
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  • That's true... even if it is a boy's name, he would likely have a girl with the same name in his class. Didn't think of that.
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  • imageZTAsunshine:
    Hmmm where I am from it is only acceptable as a girl name.  People will assume here that you wanted a girl and were disappointed.

    I completely disagree. I think that it is better as a boy's name. Why would people assume that you are disappointed with your baby because of the name? Seriously? That is just dumb. 

  • imagemj.reilly:

    Where I live, yes. I know a few boys under the age of 5 named Avery. We haven't run into any girls yet.

    I really like it for a boy, but chances are high that he would have a girl (1+) in his class with the name (gross).

    But then again, I consider it a boy's name only. The people using it on girls aren't using a unisex name or a girl name, they are simply giving their daughter a boy's name.

    ITA.  Although I unfortunately know a 4 year old girl named Avery.

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  • It was originally a boys name, but let's face the facts...I believe it was ranked 30-something in popularity in '09 for girls. I have a feeling it'll be ranked even higher for 2010. It has primarily become a girl name. A very popular, trendy one at that.

    I think it's "acceptable" to use for a boy, since it originated as one, but I'd never use it because I think it'd be tough for a boy to go through life with most other Averys he meets being female. It's tantamount to naming your boy Ashley or Addison, which are boys-names-gone-girl.

  • I wish I thought of 'boy' but around here its a girl name.

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    It was originally a boys name, but let's face the facts...I believe it was ranked 30-something in popularity in '09 for girls. I have a feeling it'll be ranked even higher for 2010. It has primarily become a girl name. A very popular, trendy one at that.

    I think it's "acceptable" to use for a boy, since it originated as one, but I'd never use it because I think it'd be tough for a boy to go through life with most other Averys he meets being female. It's tantamount to naming your boy Ashley or Addison, which are boys-names-gone-girl.

    Completely ditto.  As much as I truly wish this name still resided in "boy" territory, it clearly has been taken over by the girls.  I would never choose a name for my son knowing there was a really good chance there could be a girl with the same name in his class in school. 

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  • I know a young man named Avery. That said, I sadly think that at least for now, Avery is pretty much in Ashley territory now. Was a boy's name originally, and now apparently the popular consensus (based on SSN stats) is "girl."
  • Reminds me of Dr. Jackson Avery from Grey's Anatomy (lol) althought that's his last name in the show. I would think it could go either way (for a boy or girl). You could always use it as a mn at least.
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  • I love it for a boy! I'm a fan of it because of Charlotte's Web too. It's a boy name, and if people start using it more often for boys, maybe it can be reclaimed!
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  • I think it's quite feminine (obviously, I named my daughter Avery). When we found out we were having a girl it was suggested to me and that was the first time I had ever heard it. I didn't hear it used for a boy until the whole Jesse James cheating scandal...his girlfriend had a son named Avery and she used it for her stripper name (awesome parenting right?) I thought it sounded to girly for a boy, because it's so close to Everly. FWIW, I also think using Ashley for a boy is terrible.
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  • I have come to think of it as a girl's name as well.
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  • I prefer for a boy. Extremely dislike on a girl but that truth is.. it has been taken over. Maybe a variation that is super manly?
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  • imagemj.reilly:

    imageZTAsunshine:
    Hmmm where I am from it is only acceptable as a girl name.  People will assume here that you wanted a girl and were disappointed.

    I would assume the opposite ?that you wanted your girl to be a boy, seeing as Avery is a boy name, not a girl name (until the terrible recent trend).

    I've actually made this assumption before, though not about the name Avery specifically--I know/knew a sibset (all girls) named Tyler, Tristyn, and Cameron.  They came into the library one day all excited because their stepmom had just had a baby boy.  I had to bite my tongue to keep from asking if his name was "Finally".

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  • Sorry, its girlie.
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  • Where I'm from, I don't know an Avery that is a girl.  In fact, my nephew's name is Avery.  Maybe I'm biased but I don't think Avery is a girl's name at all.  When you think of a little girl do you think of Avery Johnson or the burly Avery Williamson (I could go on, but I think I've made my point without listing various male athletes with the name Avery). 
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