How Many People Are Named Avery Brooks?
There are approximately 182 people named Avery Brooks living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,883,266 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Avery with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brooks. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
182
1 in 1,883,266 Americans
Combination Rarity
Uncommon
First Name
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Last Name
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Avery: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Avery. The peak year was 2014 with 11,861 births. The average person named Avery today is 16 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Avery
In the 2020 Census, the first name Avery was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (73.05%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (9.24%) and Black (8.18%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Avery in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Avery rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Brooks Surname
The surname Brooks was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Brooks in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Avery" has an estimated frequency of 0.0652% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Brooks" appears at a rate of 81.67 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Avery are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 182 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Avery Brooks: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Avery Brooks?
We estimate approximately 182 people named Avery Brooks are alive in the United States today. The first name Avery is shared by 223,423 Americans, and the surname Brooks is shared by 279,934.
How rare is the name Avery Brooks?
This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,883,266 Americans. The first name Avery is common and the surname Brooks is common.
Is Avery a male or female name?
Avery is predominantly female, with 28.5% of bearers being male and 71.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 2014 and the average bearer today is 16 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Avery?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Avery was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (73.05%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (9.24%) and Black (8.18%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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