Recorded 1956–1998 Boys' name Peak 1957 21 births

Averell — boys' name

21 babies named Averell in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s51990s5
1950s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Averell was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

6 babies were named Averell in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Averell

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Averell between 1956 and 1998, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Averell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Averell performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Averell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Averell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Averell at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

21

Since 1956

43 years of records

Peak year

1957

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1956

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1998

Averell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1956

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1957)
6
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4.555.566.5 1998196819571956 5

Averell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 52% of Averell's all-time total
1950s111960s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Averell?
21 babies have been named Averell since 1956. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1957 with 6 births.
When was Averell most popular?
Averell was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Averell been used?
Averell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 43 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Averell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Avery, Aven, Avelino, Avett, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1956–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.