The name Avery - boy name or girl name?

Bluesmoothee · May 2009

I'm getting so frustrated w/ names. DH and I love the name Avery for our baby boy. It's tradionally a very Southern boy's name. However, recently it's been hijacked by parents using it as a girl's name. Just like Ashley and Riley - both used to be boy names, but now are mostly girl names.

So, how many Averys do you know and are they boys or girls?

Do you think of Avery as a boy or girl name? (Even though it is really a boy's name.)

I know 2 Averys under the age of five - one is a boy, one a girl.

Jaiden*Evie*Emmy · May 2009

I know 2 girl Averys 5 and under and no boy Averys. I def. see it as a girls name regardless if it started out as a boys name. I see as I do Sydney and Madison and those were both male to begin with.

The spelling Avery ranked 38 for girls and boys it ranked 216. They also showed a few different spellings for Avery which makes it even more popular for girls.

Embers · May 2009

I know 3 and they're all girls, sorry. My husband keeps pushing to use it for our baby girl, but I'm kind of with you in that I think its more a boys name. I also see this with the name Riley. I know 2 girls and 3 boys, all with that same name. It throws me off all the time.

LMS05 · May 2009

It's a boy name to me. I always think of the boy in Charlotte's Web. I don't know anyone named Avery IRL.

Bluesmoothee · May 2009

Embers:
I know 3 and they're all girls, sorry. My husband keeps pushing to use it for our baby girl, but I'm kind of with you in that I think its more a boys name. I also see this with the name Riley. I know 2 girls and 3 boys, all with that same name. It throws me off all the time.

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Auuugh! It's so frustrating about Avery!!! As far as Riley, our best friends have a boy named Riley and I know they sort of regret giving him that name because it's mostly a girl's name now. I have lost count of the number of baby girls I know named Riley, there are so many.

bride2be.austin · May 2009

i know 4 avery's ...all girls

newportbride715 · May 2009

I think of it as a boys' name that has unfortunately been "taken over" by the girls' side. So, I would never use b/c of that.

didobas · May 2009

I've met a teenage girl Avery and an 8-yo boy Avery, and somehow, it seems more girl-like to me...

juniper19 · May 2009

I know a lot of girl Averys and 1 boy Avery, and I think the parents of the boy didn't realize that it was being used a girl name - they didn't have any friends with kids. I always think of Fern's brother from Charlotte's Web, but I think at this point it is more of a girl name for most people.

starsmaycollide · May 2009

newportbride715:
I think of it as a boys' name that has unfortunately been "taken over" by the girls' side. So, I would never use b/c of that.

this. And I can think of two little girl Averys I know.?

I really wish it was still ?more just a boy name, I think of Charlotte's Web, too

On the 2008 list, Avery jumped to #38 for girls- it is #216 for boys.?

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berryblndgirl · May 2009

I know 2 girls named Avery.

Kelly Madonna · May 2009

I don't know any Avery's at all. It is on my list for #2 if we have a girl. Sorry, not what you wanted to hear.

mrsseguin · May 2009

The only Avery I've ever known was a girl.

KateLouise · May 2009

I see it more as a girl's name but more importantly I think of it as the name of a cage you keep birds in. That's all I think of when I see the name Avery.

MrsJY · May 2009

berryblndgirl:
I know 2 girls named Avery.

Same.

etoussa · May 2009

I know a boy name Avery and he's in mid-20's

nat8 · May 2009

I know 2 guys named Avery one early 20's and the other late 20's. I like it for both a girl and boy but better for a boys name.

naflmj · May 2009

The only Avery I know is a girl but I think it is a boys name and liked it as such until it became such a trend for girls.

ShoeFanatic614 · May 2009

I used to work with a guy named Benjamin Avery (he's in his late 30's) and for me, it will always be a boy's name.

We love it for a boy so it's on our list.

Ivana_Stolichnaya · May 2009

Ramona from the show 'First Housewives of NYC' has a teenage daughter name Avery. My aunt also wanted to know if we thinking about the name Avery...I think she likes that name. It's NMS.

dthende · May 2009

Avery is actually top on our list for a girl.

nire99 · May 2009

DD is Avery. The only other Averys we have met have been boys. The children's room at Ikea tried to give me a boy named Avery by mistake a few months ago Stick out tongue

We specifically wanted a unisex name since H and I both have one.

oregontechmom · May 2009

I like Avery for either boy or girl.

high_hopes · May 2009

Many female Averys, one male. I prefer it for a girl, although I know it is a traditional boy name.

houndbaby · May 2009

I've only known girls named Avery

mrsc720 · May 2009

I agree it is going the way of Ashley, Leslie, and Shannon. Originally I thought of it as a boy's name like Avery in Charlotte's Web. I think it will keep going as a girl's name though.

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