Boys' name · since 1917
Everton
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 578 babies named Everton, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,309 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 578
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Everton is the #8309 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 578 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Everton recorded 578 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #8309 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #7,234 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,309 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 578 born since 1917
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Everton ranks #7,234 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,309 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 578 born since 1917, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,234 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,309 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 578
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Everton's 578 recorded births place it above 84.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Everton compares
578 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Everton's all-time total is 57% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Everton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 578 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Everton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Everton's full recorded timeline at 1996, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Everton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Everton by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (127 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Everton's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Everton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
111 births
- 1990s
1990s
127 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 127 births (22% of all-time use).
How Everton 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 Everton's total volume
Everton by state
Where Everton concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 79 | 13.7% |
79 of 578 births nationwide.
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What to do with Everton's data
- Everton's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (127 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Evertons (79 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Everton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Everton 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.