Unisex name · since 1913
Averill
Averill has 228 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 228
- born since 1913
- 1980s
- peak decade
228 boys have been named Averill since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Averill recorded 228 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2014.
- #12,171 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 228 born since 1913
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Averill ranks #12,171 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 228 born since 1913, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,171 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 228
- born since 1913
- 1980s
- peak decade
Averill's 228 recorded births place it above 73.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arizona.
Averill's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Averill's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Averill popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2014
- Peak year (1987)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Averill popularity over time - girls
110 total births recorded since 1912 (Averill as girls' name)
Averill by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (61 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Averill's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Averill births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
42 births
- 1920s 22
1920s
22 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 61 births (27% of all-time use).
Averill by state
Where Averill concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arizona | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 228 births nationwide.
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What to do with Averill's data
- Averill's decade-level peak was the 1980s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arizona records the most Averills (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arizona names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Averill: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1913–2014 (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 Averill 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.