Boys' name · since 1956
Averell
Averell has 21 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
Averell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 21 have been recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Averell has been recorded 21 times among boys since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1998.
- #28,506 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1956
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Averell ranks #28,506 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1956, peaking in the 1950s.
- #28,506 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
Averell's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Averell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Averell's full recorded timeline at 1968, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Averell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1998
- Peak year (1957)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Averell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).
1950s was Averell's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Averell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Averell's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Averell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Averell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.