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Averil

Averil is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

Mostly femaleLow

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly female
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Great Britain
US records 1880–2017
44 male / 403 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Averil

If you do not know Averil’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Averil,” in English, “Guten Tag Averil,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Averil,

German

Guten Tag Averil,

French

Bonjour Averil,

Spanish

Estimado/a Averil:

Chinese

Averil您好：

Japanese

Averil様

English

Hi Averil,

German

Hi Averil,

French

Salut Averil,

Spanish

Hola Averil,

Chinese

Averil你好：

Japanese

Averilさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Averil by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesrarewoman's name
Great Britainrareunisex name

United States birth data

44 male · 403 female · 447 births recorded

Male ≈ 9.8%Female ≈ 90.2%

Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Averil a male or female name?

Averil is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Averil in an email?

If you do not know Averil’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Averil,” in English, “Guten Tag Averil,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Averil a unisex name?

Averil is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Averil a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/averil. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_averil,
  title  = {Is Averil a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/averil},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}