Avery vs Elizabeth
Avery and Elizabethcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Avery was ranked #269 and Elizabeth #62 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Avery was ranked #196 and Elizabeth #76 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Avery was ranked #192 and Elizabeth #87 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Avery was ranked #260 and Elizabeth #113 among girls in Scotland.
Avery and Elizabeth over time
Avery and Elizabeth appear together in 3 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Elizabeth held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Avery in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Elizabeth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Avery in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Mirrored each other
Over 22 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Avery rose about as far as Elizabeth fell — from #3848 and #30 in 1998 to #269 and #62 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1998–2024
Avery held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Elizabeth in 22.
Highest recorded here: Avery #269 in 2024, Elizabeth #30 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Avery #269, Elizabeth #62.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2012–2025
Avery held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Elizabeth in 14.
Highest recorded here: Avery #173 in 2020, Elizabeth #60 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Avery #196, Elizabeth #76.
Northern Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2013–2024
Avery held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Elizabeth in 9.
Highest recorded here: Avery #140 in 2022, Elizabeth #86 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Avery #192, Elizabeth #87.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Avery | Elizabeth |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From the Greek Elisabet, from Hebrew Elisheva, combining 'el' (God) with 'shava' ('oath') — 'my God is an oath'. Appears in the Old Testament as Elisheba, Aaron's wife, and in the New Testament as the mother of John the Baptist. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ɪ.ˈlɪz.ə.bəθ/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #196 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #76 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 65/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Elizabeth has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Avery does not have one recorded yet.
- Avery has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Elizabeth.
- A meaning is recorded for Elizabeth; Avery doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Avery
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #3848 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2013–2024
Highest recorded position: #140 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2013–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Elizabeth
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #341 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #83 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls