Ever
Ever is given to both girls and boys: 131 girls and 169 boys were given it in 2025 (#1,599 among girls’ names and #1,196 among boys’, #1,689 among all names counting both); 7,375 Americans have been recorded with it since 1888 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 6,540 Americans named Ever and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (89% of everyone recorded); the median is 13 years old and half are between 6 and 21.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Ever by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
How popular is Ever?
#1,196 among boys’ names, 2025
Ever rose from #1,234 in 2015 to #1,196 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 77.2 to 98.9 per million.
331 babies in 2023, the peak
Ever peaked in 2023, when 331 babies were given it (205 boys, #1,063 among boys’ names). The 300 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 91% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 131 | #1,599 | 169 | #1,196 |
| 2024 | 118 | #1,724 | 203 | #1,072 |
| 2023 | 126 | #1,649 | 205 | #1,063 |
| 2022 | 123 | #1,699 | 174 | #1,171 |
| 2021 | 115 | #1,774 | 166 | #1,184 |
| 2020 | 95 | #1,982 | 155 | #1,217 |
| 2019 | 107 | #1,877 | 160 | #1,196 |
| 2018 | 99 | #1,985 | 119 | #1,461 |
| 2017 | 86 | #2,205 | 131 | #1,364 |
| 2016 | 86 | #2,232 | 134 | #1,332 |
Every recorded year (115)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 111 | #1,855 | 148 | #1,234 |
| 2014 | 113 | #1,806 | 140 | #1,274 |
| 2013 | 111 | #1,830 | 121 | #1,389 |
| 2012 | 90 | #2,120 | 127 | #1,339 |
| 2011 | 96 | #2,032 | 135 | #1,274 |
| 2010 | 98 | #2,033 | 117 | #1,417 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,653 | 146 | #1,230 |
| 2008 | 39 | #4,032 | 175 | #1,072 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,493 | 155 | #1,150 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,134 | 148 | #1,145 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,373 | 148 | #1,113 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,427 | 126 | #1,208 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,284 | 117 | #1,235 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,805 | 97 | #1,361 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,343 | 102 | #1,288 |
| 2000 | 7 | #12,197 | 80 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,753 | 69 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,512 | 58 | #1,745 |
| 1997 | under 5 | 65 | #1,569 | |
| 1996 | 6 | #12,318 | 55 | #1,711 |
| 1995 | under 5 | 50 | #1,756 | |
| 1994 | under 5 | 54 | #1,671 | |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,861 | 54 | #1,636 |
| 1992 | under 5 | 51 | #1,676 | |
| 1991 | under 5 | 47 | #1,721 | |
| 1990 | under 5 | 40 | #1,907 | |
| 1989 | under 5 | 38 | #1,922 | |
| 1988 | under 5 | 24 | #2,459 | |
| 1987 | under 5 | 23 | #2,413 | |
| 1986 | 5 | #11,494 | 16 | #3,039 |
| 1985 | under 5 | 21 | #2,447 | |
| 1984 | under 5 | 15 | #2,998 | |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,777 | 11 | #3,697 |
| 1982 | under 5 | 11 | #3,765 | |
| 1981 | under 5 | 5 | #6,586 | |
| 1980 | under 5 | 9 | #4,250 | |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,340 | 12 | #3,422 |
| 1978 | under 5 | 5 | #6,110 | |
| 1977 | under 5 | 5 | #6,164 | |
| 1976 | under 5 | 6 | #5,136 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 5 | #5,209 | |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,666 | under 5 | |
| 1961 | 6 | #6,048 | under 5 | |
| 1957 | 9 | #4,325 | under 5 | |
| 1956 | 5 | #6,246 | 6 | #3,659 |
| 1955 | 13 | #3,270 | under 5 | |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,937 | under 5 | |
| 1952 | 6 | #5,098 | under 5 | |
| 1951 | 8 | #4,143 | under 5 | |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,438 | under 5 | |
| 1949 | 8 | #3,986 | under 5 | |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,741 | under 5 | |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,675 | under 5 | |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,647 | under 5 | |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,974 | under 5 | |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,665 | under 5 | |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,472 | under 5 | |
| 1942 | 23 | #1,775 | 5 | #3,741 |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,622 | under 5 | |
| 1940 | 6 | #4,012 | under 5 | |
| 1939 | 13 | #2,333 | under 5 | |
| 1938 | 8 | #3,268 | under 5 | |
| 1937 | 32 | #1,288 | under 5 | |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,607 | under 5 | |
| 1935 | 23 | #1,568 | under 5 | |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,469 | under 5 | |
| 1933 | 23 | #1,565 | under 5 | |
| 1932 | 22 | #1,642 | under 5 | |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,972 | under 5 | |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,830 | under 5 | |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,778 | under 5 | |
| 1928 | 29 | #1,482 | under 5 | |
| 1927 | 20 | #1,963 | under 5 | |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,895 | under 5 | |
| 1925 | 34 | #1,386 | under 5 | |
| 1924 | 30 | #1,543 | under 5 | |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,692 | under 5 | |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,978 | under 5 | |
| 1921 | 22 | #1,885 | under 5 | |
| 1920 | 17 | #2,203 | under 5 | |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,875 | under 5 | |
| 1918 | 29 | #1,463 | under 5 | |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,356 | under 5 | |
| 1916 | 23 | #1,605 | 5 | #4,120 |
| 1915 | 25 | #1,455 | under 5 | |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,320 | under 5 | |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,623 | under 5 | |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,561 | under 5 | |
| 1911 | 12 | #1,400 | under 5 | |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,557 | under 5 | |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,651 | under 5 | |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,937 | under 5 | |
| 1907 | 10 | #1,325 | under 5 | |
| 1906 | 8 | #1,470 | under 5 | |
| 1905 | 5 | #2,041 | under 5 | |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,893 | under 5 | |
| 1902 | 10 | #1,160 | under 5 | |
| 1901 | 12 | #973 | under 5 | |
| 1900 | 10 | #1,257 | under 5 | |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,790 | under 5 | |
| 1897 | 7 | #1,306 | under 5 | |
| 1895 | 7 | #1,343 | under 5 | |
| 1893 | 11 | #918 | under 5 | |
| 1889 | 7 | #1,061 | under 5 | |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,353 | under 5 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Ever a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 7,375 Americans recorded as Ever, 39% are girls and 61% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Ever: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Ever, and how old are they?
6,540 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 89% of the 7,375 Americans ever recorded as Ever. The median Ever alive today is 13 years old; half are between 6 and 21.
The 2020 Census counted 9,512 people named Ever (1,623 women and girls, 7,889 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 4,932 born in the U.S. The Census count is 1.9 times that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census records the name people give, which for many is the short form Ever rather than the name on their birth record, and it counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 90 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 83 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 50 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 516 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 2,370 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 3,420 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Ever born?
The states with the most babies named Ever are Texas, California and Virginia, with 53% of its births recorded by state in 2025; Virginia is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 49 | #812 | 1.6× |
| California | 39 | #971 | 1.3× |
| Virginia | 14 | #826 | 0.8× |
| Florida | 13 | #1,525 | 0.7× |
| Georgia | 12 | #1,259 | 0.6× |
| North Carolina | 11 | #1,329 | 0.5× |
| New York | 8 | #1,337 | 0.5× |
| New Jersey | 7 | #857 | 0.2× |
| Oklahoma | 7 | not ranked | 0.2× |
| Maryland | 6 | #740 | 0.5× |
Where Ever is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Ever is most over-represented in Texas: since 1910 it was given 1.6 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Ever with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Ever
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Ever and names like it
- Compare Ever and CollierBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2020sEver peaked in 2023.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Ever since 1910.
- The top names of 2023The year the most babies were named Ever.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Ever alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with EMost given first.