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
0%100%Median name50%99.4%
Everett vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Everett's 135,900 recorded births place it above 99.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

51 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Top 100 boys' name
Peak year (2025)
4,287
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 188018991918193719561975199420132025 4,287

Everett popularity over time - girls

1,201 total births recorded since 1913 (Everett as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 1,201 births
020406080100 191319221930193919642004201320212025 79

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27,404 births (20% of all-time use).

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

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 vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 406080100120140160 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 -146, 2.4%-146, 4.3%-145, 4.2%-146, 1.3%-146, 2.4%-56, 6.7%-146, 3.8%-146, 4%-146, 1.8%-116, 2.5%-146, 3.6%-141, 3.1%-125, 3.6%-146, 4.4%-146, 2.5%Everett-146, 3.2%Everett
Everett vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Everett by state

Where Everett concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Everett
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%
California share of Everett's total US births 6.4%
Even split

8,687 of 135,900 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Everett appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Everett?
135,900 babies have been named Everett since 1880. All-time, it sits at #249 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #77 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 4,287 births.
Where does Everett sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Everett most popular?
Everett was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27,404 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Everett most popular?
The top states for the name Everett are California (8,687 births), Texas (7,853 births), Illinois (6,668 births).
How long has the name Everett been used?
Everett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 146 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Everett?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Everette, Everardo, Ever, Evert, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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.

Keep exploring Everett

Nearby Names Like Everett

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Everett

Names with a similar popularity rank to Everett

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.