Top 90 US name Girls' name Peak 2019 40,659 births

Everly — #81 US girls' name

40,659 babies named Everly in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51960s51980s261990s122000s2562010s212462020s19109
#81
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.5% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Everly was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

4,780 babies were named Everly in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Everly

The Social Security Administration has registered 40,659 babies named Everly between 1944 and 2024, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Everly currently holds the #81 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 4,780 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Everly performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21,246 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Everly shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 4,490 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Everly in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Everly 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 40,659 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.

Everly at a glance

Top 100 girls' name

Total births

40,659

Since 1944

81 years of records

Peak year

2019

4,780 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#81

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1944

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2024

Everly popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1944

Top 100 girls' name
Peak year (2019)
4,780
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
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Everly popularity over time — boys

38 total births recorded since 2014 (Everly as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 38 births
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Everly by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21,246 births that decade — 52% of Everly's all-time total
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Everly by state

Where Everly concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Everly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
4,490 11.0%
#2 Texas
4,009 9.9%
#3 Florida
1,903 4.7%
#4 Pennsylvania
1,554 3.8%
#5 Ohio
1,545 3.8%
#6 New York
1,428 3.5%
#7 Illinois
1,328 3.3%
#8 North Carolina
1,283 3.2%
California share of Everly's total US births 11.0%
Even split

4,490 of 40,659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Everly appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Everly?
40,659 babies have been named Everly since 1944. It currently ranks #81 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 4,780 births.
When was Everly most popular?
Everly was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21,246 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Everly most popular?
The top states for the name Everly are California (4,490 births), Texas (4,009 births), Florida (1,903 births).
How long has the name Everly been used?
Everly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 81 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Everly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Evelyn, Eve, Everleigh, Evelynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1944–2024 (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.