Boys' name · since 1886

Everet

Everet has 752 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#7274
among boys today
752
born since 1886
1920s
peak decade
49%
more common than other boys

Yes -- Everet is the #7274 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 752 recorded since 1886.

Everet has 752 recorded births among boys since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7274 as of the latest data, more common than 49% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.

  • #7274 among boys today
  • 752 born since 1886
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 49% more common than other boys

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Everet is currently the #7274 boys' name in America, more common than 49% of boys - 752 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.

#7274
among boys today
752
born since 1886
1920s
peak decade
49%
more common than other boys

Everet vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%49.1%
Everet vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#7274
of 14,294 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Everet was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

19 babies were named Everet in 1925 - its busiest year on record.

How Everet compares

752 Top 35% higher than 65% of 14,294 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

Everet's all-time total is 105% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Everet Median boys name (Elchonon) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 752 367 358,536
Peak-year births 19 23 22,252

Everet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Everet's full recorded timeline at 1948, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Everet at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

752

Since 1886

140 years of records

Peak year

1925

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#7,274

Among boys

As of 2025

Active since

1886

Recorded for 140 years

Last year on file: 2025

Everet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1925)
19
Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
05101520 188619181928193819481967200420162025 7

Everet by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1920s was Everet's strongest decade.

143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.

Everet births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 143 births (19% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

How Everet 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 Everet's total volume

Everet vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Everet vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year Everet
Everet vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Everet?
Since 1886, Social Security records show 752 babies named Everet. Today it holds rank #7274 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 1925, with 19 births.
When was Everet most popular?
Everet was most popular in the 1920s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Everet been used?
The SSA has tracked Everet since 1886 -- 140 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Everet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Everett, Everette, Everardo, Ever, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Everet's data

  • Everet's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (143 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1886–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Everet: #7274 Boys' Name - 752 Births, Peak 1925." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/everet. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Everet 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 June 2026.