Boys' name · since 1880
Everett
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 135,900 babies named Everett, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #77 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 135,900
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
135,900 babies have been named Everett since 1880, making it today's #77 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Everett recorded 135,900 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #77 nationally today, ahead of 99.4% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #249 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #77 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 135,900 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Everett ranks #249 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #77 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 135,900 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #77 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 135,900
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Everett's 135,900 recorded births place it above 99.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Everett compares
135,900 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Everett's all-time total is 368x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Everett | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 135,900 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 4,287 | 34 | 22,252 |
Everett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Everett's full recorded timeline at 1953, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 110 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 4,287 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Everett popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 4,287
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Currently ranks #77 among boys.
135,900 total births across 146 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 4,287 births in a single year.
Everett popularity over time - girls
1,201 total births recorded since 1913 (Everett as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Everett accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Everett by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (27,404 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Everett's strongest decade.
27,404 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Everett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,374
1880s
1,374 births
- 1890s 1,902
1890s
1,902 births
- 1900s 2,597
1900s
2,597 births
- 1910s
1910s
12,748 births
- 1920s
1920s
16,471 births
- 1930s 10,955
1930s
10,955 births
- 1940s 9,314
1940s
9,314 births
- 1950s 7,271
1950s
7,271 births
- 1960s 6,089
1960s
6,089 births
- 1970s 3,648
1970s
3,648 births
- 1980s 3,119
1980s
3,119 births
- 1990s 3,020
1990s
3,020 births
- 2000s 5,510
2000s
5,510 births
- 2010s
2010s
27,404 births
- 2020s
2020s
24,478 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27,404 births (20% of all-time use).
Everett decade highlights
- Peak decade 27,404 births
- Runner-up 24,478 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Everett 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 Everett's total volume
Everett by state
Where Everett concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,687 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7,853 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6,668 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6,000 | 4.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 5,665 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 4,711 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 4,551 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 4,265 | 3.1% |
8,687 of 135,900 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 6.4% of nationwide
- Texas 5.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.9% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.4% of nationwide
- New York 4.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 6.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Everett appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Everett's data
- Everett's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (27,404 total births) through the 2020s (24,478) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Everetts (8,687 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 Everett: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Everett 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.
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