August vs Avery
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
August
a vintage name making a comeback
- Rank today
- #81
- Peak
- #74 (1880)
- Babies in 2025
- 3,958
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, NY
VS
Avery
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #291
- Peak
- #181 (2017)
- Babies in 2025
- 1,156
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, NY
The verdict
August is the more popular pick (#81 vs #291). If you want a name everyone recognizes, go August; if you want your child to be the only one in class, Avery wins.
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