Boys' name · since 1880

Everette

11,090 babies named Everette in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,134 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,571 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
11,090
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade

Everette currently ranks #1571 among boys' names in America, with 11,090 babies recorded since 1880.

Social Security Administration records show Everette recorded 11,090 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #1571 nationally today, ahead of 89% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #1,134 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,571 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 11,090 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Everette ranks #1,134 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,571 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,090 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#1,134 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,571 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
11,090
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%88.7%
Everette vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Everette's 11,090 recorded births place it above 97.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

29 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.

How Everette compares

11,090 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Everette's all-time total is 30x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Everette Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 11,090 369 358,536
Peak-year births 211 34 22,252

Everette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Everette's full recorded timeline at 1954, 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 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 211 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Everette popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1919)
211
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
050100150200250 188019011919193719551973199120092025 108

Everette popularity over time - girls

494 total births recorded since 1918 (Everette as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 494 births
0204060 19181932200520112015201920232025 41

Everette by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (1,788 births, 16% of the file).

1920s was Everette's strongest decade.

1,788 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.

Everette births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,788 births (16% of all-time use).

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

How Everette 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 Everette's total volume

Everette vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 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 -69, 4.4%-120, 7.1%-122, 2%-29, 8.8%-66, 5.8%-113, 5.7%-67, 6.2%-69, 17.2%-124, 2.3%-146, 6.4%-146, 7.7%-138, 2.1%-146, 2.1%-122, 5.3%-77, 5.5%Everette-146, 1.9%Everette
Everette vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Everette by state

Where Everette concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Everette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
1,586 14.3%
#2 Virginia
757 6.8%
#3 Tennessee
508 4.6%
#4 South Carolina
381 3.4%
#5 West Virginia
355 3.2%
#6 Mississippi
249 2.2%
#7 Georgia
247 2.2%
#8 Kentucky
241 2.2%
North Carolina share of Everette's total US births 14.3%
Even split

1,586 of 11,090 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Everette appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Everette?
Since 1880, Social Security records show 11,090 babies named Everette. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #1,134 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,571 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 1919, with 211 births.
Where does Everette sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Everette ranks #1,134 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,571 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 Everette most popular?
Everette was most popular in the 1920s decade with 1,788 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Everette most popular?
The top states for the name Everette are North Carolina (1,586 births), Virginia (757 births), Tennessee (508 births).
How long has the name Everette been used?
Records for Everette go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Everette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Everett, Everardo, Ever, Evert, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Everette's data

  • Everette's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (1,788 total births) through the 2020s (635) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • North Carolina records the most Everettes (1,586 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names

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

Keep exploring Everette

Nearby Names Like Everette

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Everette

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Everette: 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 Everette 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.