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Unisex name

Avery

Avery ranks #1,321 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 4 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #1,071 for dogs.
Avery's popularity trend

Avery's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2015.

0.01%0.02%0.03%0.04%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
4
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#1,321
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
−44
2014 → 2019
Gender split
50% female
50% female50% male

Gender split comes from 24 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Avery mean?
/ˈeɪ.və.ɹi/3 syllablesOrigin: Old French and a surname

Avery means “elf” (from Old French ælf).

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Avery shows up

Cats named Avery per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.02%
SeattleWA, US<0.01%