boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Everson

Gender Boy · 3% girls Rank 2025 #1,922 Trend ↑ Rising 67%

Everson is a given name and a surname, an English patronymic from the personal name Evert.

Rank 2025
#1,922
among boys · ↓278 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
81
named Everson · -21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 21,087
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
103 babies
All-time total
863
#5,755 all-time among boys
First recorded
1920
in Social Security records

Everson popularity over time

863 babies have been named Everson since 1920, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – 5 5 1 – #4,522
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 77 77 8 – #2,440
1990s – 19 19 2 -75% #6,134
2000s – 71 71 7 +274% #5,573
2010s 5 254 259 26 +265% #2,587
2020s (to 2025) 23 409 432 72 +178% #1,644

Where Everson 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 89 0.05 outside top 500
2027 96 0.06 outside top 500
2028 102 0.06 outside top 500
2029 108 0.06 outside top 500
2030 113 0.07 outside top 500

Where Everson is most popular

Boys named Everson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.040 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, South Carolina, and Indiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Everson 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
Minnesota 12 0.098 +143%
South Carolina 6 0.058 +44%
Indiana 5 0.031 -23%
Washington 5 0.031 -24%
Arizona 5 0.031 -24%
Florida 14 0.030 -27%
California 27 0.030 -27%
Tennessee 5 0.028 -31%
Pennsylvania 7 0.026 -35%
Texas 20 0.023 -44%
Ohio 5 0.019 -53%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Everson

Everson is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,922 in 2025 with 81 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1920, 863 American babies have been named Everson. Its peak came in 2024, when 103 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 Everson stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Everson?

The median living Everson is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 12. An estimated 800 people named Everson are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Everson 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 – – 81 #1,922
2024 – – 103 #1,644
2023 5 #15,951 56 #2,421
2022 5 #16,081 59 #2,387
2021 6 #14,035 49 #2,634
2020 7 #12,565 61 #2,245
2019 – – 40 #3,010
2018 – – 49 #2,587
2017 5 #16,648 30 #3,615
2016 – – 42 #2,851
2015 – – 19 #4,936
2014 – – 13 #6,409
2013 – – 19 #4,858
2012 – – 17 #5,317
2011 – – 12 #6,719
2010 – – 13 #6,463
2009 – – 9 #8,518
2008 – – 16 #5,573
2007 – – 13 #6,374
2006 – – 11 #7,078
2005 – – 9 #7,837
2004 – – – –
2003 – – 6 #9,976
2002 – – 7 #8,744
2001 – – – –
2000 – – – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – 8 #4,842
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 5 #4,522
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Everson?

The median living Everson is about 5 years old. Half of all living Eversons are between 2 and 12 years old.

How many people named Everson are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Everson are alive in the United States, based on 863 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Everson mean?

Everson is a given name and a surname, an English patronymic from the personal name Evert.

How popular is the name Everson in 2025?

Everson ranked #1,922 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 81 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Everson?

863 babies have been named Everson in the United States since 1920, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Everson most popular?

Everson peaked in 2024, when 103 newborns received the name.

Is Everson a boy or girl name?

Everson is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Everson rising or falling?

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

Will Everson become more popular?

Everson is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 113 boys named Everson in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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