Probably the most famous Avery was Fern's brother in E.B. White's classic children's novel, Charlotte's Web. In the USA, it started becoming more popular for girls in the 1980s, with the rise of unisex surname-names for girls. As of 2012, Avery was #188 in the U.S. Top 7000 for boys, and #24 for girls. See Avery (girl) for more info.See Also: Avery (girl), Averi, Avory, Avarie, Avree