boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Everett

Meaning From Dutch Everaert or Everardt (late 16th C Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #77 Trend → Stable

From Dutch Everaert or Everardt (late 16th C.), from Middle Dutch Everarde.

Rank 2025
#77
among boys · ↑8 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
4,366
named Everett · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 398
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
4,366 babies
All-time total
137,101
#249 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Everett popularity over time

137,101 babies have been named Everett since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 1,374 1,374 137 – #93
1890s – 1,902 1,902 190 +38% #86
1900s – 2,597 2,597 260 +37% #81
1910s 65 12,748 12,813 1,281 +393% #88
1920s 111 16,471 16,582 1,658 +29% #95
1930s 64 10,955 11,019 1,102 -34% #134
1940s 12 9,314 9,326 933 -15% #161
1950s 25 7,271 7,296 730 -22% #244
1960s 32 6,089 6,121 612 -16% #293
1970s 11 3,648 3,659 366 -40% #380
1980s 11 3,119 3,130 313 -14% #448
1990s – 3,020 3,020 302 -4% #556
2000s 46 5,510 5,556 556 +84% #320
2010s 389 27,404 27,793 2,779 +400% #94
2020s (to 2025) 435 24,478 24,913 4,152 +49% #77

Where Everett is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 4,321 2.53 #77
2027 4,350 2.55 #76
2028 4,375 2.56 #76
2029 4,396 2.57 #76
2030 4,414 2.58 #75

Where Everett is most popular

Boys named Everett per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.37 per 1,000. Strongest in Vermont, Wyoming, and Maine.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Everett born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Vermont 72 11.5 +384%
Wyoming 54 9.33 +294%
Maine 150 7.73 +226%
North Dakota 123 7.20 +204%
Alaska 85 7.14 +201%
Montana 125 7.09 +199%
Idaho 235 5.74 +142%
South Dakota 101 5.43 +129%
New Hampshire 118 5.31 +124%
Oregon 369 4.86 +105%
Iowa 332 4.82 +103%
Minnesota 589 4.80 +103%
Wisconsin 551 4.65 +96%
Nebraska 201 4.62 +95%
Kansas 314 4.58 +93%
Missouri 609 4.39 +85%
Indiana 693 4.32 +82%
Colorado 553 4.28 +81%
Ohio 1,020 3.85 +62%
Tennessee 686 3.80 +60%
Arkansas 239 3.78 +59%
Kentucky 356 3.55 +50%
Oklahoma 311 3.52 +48%
Utah 330 3.46 +46%
Alabama 361 3.30 +39%
Virginia 616 3.25 +37%
Michigan 664 3.24 +37%
North Carolina 801 3.14 +32%
West Virginia 102 3.12 +32%
Pennsylvania 817 3.08 +30%
South Carolina 311 3.01 +27%
Rhode Island 47 2.88 +22%
Illinois 725 2.84 +20%
District of Columbia 41 2.78 +17%
Georgia 639 2.52 +6%
Connecticut 169 2.50 +5%
Maryland 291 2.44 ≈ national
Hawaii 37 2.38 ≈ national
Delaware 36 2.37 ≈ national
Washington 388 2.37 ≈ national
Nevada 134 2.35 ≈ national
Louisiana 240 2.35 ≈ national
Arizona 377 2.30 ≈ national
Mississippi 125 2.20 -7%
New Mexico 70 2.12 -10%
Texas 1,700 1.93 -19%
Florida 881 1.86 -21%
Massachusetts 247 1.80 -24%
New York 696 1.61 -32%
New Jersey 318 1.58 -33%
California 1,409 1.54 -35%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Everett

Everett is a top-100 name for boys in the United States, ranked #77 in 2025 with 4,287 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 137,101 American babies have been named Everett. Its peak came in 2025, when 4,366 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Everett stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Everett?

The median living Everett is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 44. An estimated 84 thousand people named Everett are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Everett year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 79 #2,306 4,287 #77
2024 67 #2,618 3,961 #85
2023 55 #3,021 3,826 #89
2022 76 #2,414 4,141 #81
2021 84 #2,217 4,250 #83
2020 74 #2,383 4,013 #90
2019 76 #2,360 4,082 #94
2018 66 #2,620 4,029 #95
2017 48 #3,321 3,781 #106
2016 50 #3,249 3,514 #114
2015 45 #3,496 3,050 #136
2014 34 #4,301 2,538 #167
2013 25 #5,372 2,148 #189
2012 21 #6,187 1,740 #214
2011 14 #8,334 1,343 #258
2010 10 #10,679 1,179 #287
2009 13 #9,060 997 #320
2008 11 #10,301 803 #382
2007 8 #13,071 804 #381
2006 – – 600 #449
2005 7 #13,457 455 #535
2004 7 #13,195 440 #536
2003 – – 387 #573
2002 – – 354 #590
2001 – – 330 #600
2000 – – 340 #587
1995 – – 258 #649
1990 – – 331 #556
1985 6 #9,676 293 #509
1980 – – 336 #459
1975 – – 350 #414
1970 5 #8,371 453 #381
1965 7 #5,453 653 #295
1960 – – 630 #312
1955 – – 713 #262
1950 – – 749 #245
1945 – – 828 #185
1940 – – 927 #168
1935 5 #4,428 1,071 #146
1930 10 #2,921 1,326 #134
1925 5 #5,256 1,617 #108
1920 12 #2,784 1,827 #95
1915 10 #2,770 1,731 #89
1910 – – 382 #88
1905 – – 270 #89
1900 – – 237 #100
1895 – – 207 #94
1890 – – 163 #102
1885 – – 128 #110
1880 – – 110 #120

Famous people named Everett

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Everett McGill Everett McGill American actor (born 1945) Contemporary
  2. 2 Everett Sloane Everett Sloane American actor (1909–1965) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Everett, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Everett?

The median living Everett is about 10 years old. Half of all living Everetts are between 5 and 44 years old.

How many people named Everett are alive today?

An estimated 84 thousand people named Everett are alive in the United States, based on 137,101 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Everett mean?

From Dutch Everaert or Everardt (late 16th C.), from Middle Dutch Everarde.

How popular is the name Everett in 2025?

Everett ranked #77 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 4,287 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Everett?

137,101 babies have been named Everett in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Everett most popular?

Everett peaked in 2025, when 4,366 newborns received the name.

Is Everett a boy or girl name?

Everett is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Everett rising or falling?

Everett is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Everett become more popular?

Everett looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 4,414 boys named Everett in 2030, ranking around #75. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Everett?

Well-known people named Everett include Everett McGill (actor), Everett Sloane (actor).

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