Unisex name · since 1914
Everest
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 3,058 babies named Everest, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,505 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #796 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,058
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Everest currently ranks #796 among unisex names in America, with 3,058 babies recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Everest has been recorded 3,058 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #796 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #2,505 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #796 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,058 born since 1914
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Everest ranks #2,505 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #796 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,058 born since 1914, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,505 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #796 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,058
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Everest's 3,058 recorded births place it above 94.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Everest compares
3,058 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Everest's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Everest | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,058 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 315 | 34 | 22,252 |
Everest's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Everest's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 93% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 7%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 315, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Everest popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 315
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Everest popularity over time - girls
928 total births recorded since 2005 (Everest as girls' name)
Everest by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,666 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Everest's strongest decade.
1,666 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Everest births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s 31
1920s
31 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 232
2000s
232 births
- 2010s
2010s
992 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,666 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,666 births (54% of all-time use).
How Everest compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Everest's total volume
Everest by state
Where Everest concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 408 | 13.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 201 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 97 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Washington | | 94 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Utah | | 87 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 81 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 77 | 2.5% |
| #8 | New York | | 75 | 2.5% |
408 of 3,058 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Everest appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Everests (408 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Everest: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Everest draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.