Avett
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Avett
An interesting alternative to Ava, Avery, and Everett, Avett is a musical choice, notably associated with the American folk-rock band, The Avett Brothers. The exact etymology of the name is unknown, but theories include that it comes from the French avette meaning "bee" or that it's an English diminutive of Avery or Avraham, giving it the meanings "little elf ruler" or "father of multitudes".
Avett for girls
Additionally, it may link to other names such as Avis, meaning "bird", Everett meaning "brave, wild boar", Averell meaning "april" or Armenian Avetis meaning "good news".
The name has been appearing in the US stats since 2009 for boys, while it debuted for girls in 2014. Currently, it leans masculine, but is used in small enough numbers that it could go either way.
Avett for boys#3767 US
Similar in style to Everett and Avery, Avett is a zippy, musical choice that many will associate with the American folk-rock band, The Avett Brothers. The exact etymology of the name is unknown, but theories include that it comes from the French avette meaning "bee", that it's a diminutive of Avery, meaning "little elf ruler", or that it is comes from the Hebrew ʾAvraham, meaning "father of multitudes".
Additionally, it may come from Avis, meaning "bird", Everett meaning "brave, wild boar", Averell meaning "april" or Armenian Avetis meaning "good news".
Avett has been appearing in the US stats since 2009, with around 30 boys given the name in a recent year.
Pronounced uh-VET.
As of October 2026, Avett ranked #13819 in US births in 2022 SSA, peaked at #11272 in 2021.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,140 | 64 | 33.3 |
| 2015 | #2,490 | 50 | 26.1 |
| 2016 | #2,233 | 60 | 31.6 |
| 2017 | #2,111 | 65 | 35.1 |
| 2018 | #1,900 | 78 | 42.9 |
| 2019 | #2,003 | 73 | 40.7 |
| 2020 | #2,140 | 65 | 37.7 |
| 2021 | #2,526 | 52 | 29.7 |
| 2022 | #2,191 | 66 | 37.8 |
| 2023 | #4,005 | 27 | 15.8 |
| 2024 | #3,787 | 29 | 16.8 |
| 2025 | #3,767 | 29 | 17 |
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