Top 90 US name Boys' name Peak 2021 131,595 births

Everett — #85 US boys' name

131,595 babies named Everett in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s13741890s19021900s25971910s127481920s164711930s109551940s93141950s72711960s60891970s36481980s31191990s30212000s55102010s274012020s20175
#85
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99.4% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Everett was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

4,250 babies were named Everett in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Everett

The Social Security Administration has registered 131,595 babies named Everett between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Everett currently holds the #85 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 4,250 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Everett performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 27,401 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Everett shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 8,411 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Everett in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Everett in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 131,595 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Everett at a glance

Top 100 boys' name

Total births

131,595

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2021

4,250 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#85

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Everett popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 100 boys' name
Peak year (2021)
4,250
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 110

Everett popularity over time — girls

1,122 total births recorded since 1913 (Everett as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 1,122 births
020406080100 202420162008196719511933192519171913 7

Everett by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
27,401 births that decade — 21% of Everett's all-time total
1880s13741890s19021900s25971910s127481920s164711930s109551940s93141950s72711960s60891970s36481980s31191990s30212000s55102010s274012020s20175

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
8,411 6.4%
#2 Texas
7,499 5.7%
#3 Illinois
6,503 4.9%
#4 Ohio
5,771 4.4%
#5 New York
5,524 4.2%
#6 Missouri
4,586 3.5%
#7 Indiana
4,408 3.3%
#8 Kentucky
4,185 3.2%
California share of Everett's total US births 6.4%
Even split

8,411 of 131,595 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?
131,595 babies have been named Everett since 1880. It currently ranks #85 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 4,250 births.
When was Everett most popular?
Everett was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27,401 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Everett most popular?
The top states for the name Everett are California (8,411 births), Texas (7,499 births), Illinois (6,503 births).
How long has the name Everett been used?
Everett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.