Boys' name · since 1880
Evert
3,316 babies named Evert in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,811 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,316
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Evert currently ranks #6811 among boys' names in America, with 3,316 babies recorded since 1880.
Evert has 3,316 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6811 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,366 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,811 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,316 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evert ranks #2,366 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,811 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,316 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,811 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,316
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Evert's 3,316 recorded births place it above 94.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Oklahoma.
How Evert compares
3,316 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Evert's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Evert | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,316 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 96 | 34 | 22,252 |
Evert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Evert splits its recorded history at 1951: 24% of all births land in the more recent half, 76% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 96 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Evert popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Evert by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (804 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Evert's strongest decade.
804 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Evert births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 111
1880s
111 births
- 1890s 106
1890s
106 births
- 1900s 124
1900s
124 births
- 1910s
1910s
557 births
- 1920s
1920s
804 births
- 1930s
1930s
497 births
- 1940s 300
1940s
300 births
- 1950s 191
1950s
191 births
- 1960s 134
1960s
134 births
- 1970s 95
1970s
95 births
- 1980s 92
1980s
92 births
- 1990s 81
1990s
81 births
- 2000s 93
2000s
93 births
- 2010s 88
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 804 births (24% of all-time use).
How Evert 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 Evert's total volume
Evert by state
Where Evert concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 142 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 102 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 85 | 2.6% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 72 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 67 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 60 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 55 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 41 | 1.2% |
142 of 3,316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Evert appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Evert's data
- Evert's decade-level peak was the 1920s (804 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Everts (142 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Evert: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
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 Evert 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.