Fun Facts About the Name Everett
- Back among the favorites: Everett returned to the U.S. top 100 in 1883 and stayed there for 8 consecutive years, through 2025.
- More than 137 thousand babies named Everett: U.S. records list 137,083 babies given the name Everett from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,201 girls received the name Everett - about 1 girl for every 113 boys.
What Does the Name Everett Mean?
Everett is an English given name meaning "brave boar" or "hardy boar." It comes from the English surname Everett, which is a diminutive form of the medieval personal name Everard. Everard is usually traced to the Old English name Eoforheard, made of eofor ("boar") and heard ("brave, hardy"), so the literal sense is "boar-brave" or "boar-hardy." The same Germanic roots appear in the continental name Eberhard, from ebur ("boar") and hard ("brave, hardy"). The -ett ending comes from the Old French diminutive suffix -et, so the surname originally meant "little Everard" or served as a pet form of Everard. "Brave boar" is a customary interpretation of the name elements rather than a literal sentence.
Everett Name History & Origins
The personal name Everard was used in England after the Norman Conquest. It also had a native Old English ancestor, Eoforheard, and the two forms are cognate: both go back to Germanic elements meaning "boar" and "brave, hardy." The Norman French and native English forms are often hard to tell apart in medieval records, so the immediate source of the surname can be uncertain. Everard was common enough in medieval England to produce hereditary surnames, and the surname Everett developed from it as a diminutive form. The surname is found in English records from the later Middle Ages onward. Like many English surnames, it was later taken up as a first name; Everett was in use as a male given name in the English-speaking world by the 19th century.
The surname was borne by Edward Everett (1794-1865), the American statesman and orator, and the given name has been used by later figures such as Senator Everett Dirksen and Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. In fiction, the character Ulysses Everett McGill appears in the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? These are associations, not evidence that any one bearer created the name.
How Popular is the Name Everett?
Everett has a rich multi-era history in the U.S. top 100, spanning 39 total years and enjoying its modern revival from 2018 to 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,306 | 79 | 0.0049% |
| 2024 | #2,607 | 67 | 0.0042% |
| 2023 | #3,020 | 55 | 0.0034% |
| 2022 | #2,409 | 76 | 0.0046% |
| 2021 | #2,217 | 84 | 0.0051% |
| 2020 | #2,381 | 74 | 0.0046% |
| 2019 | #2,360 | 76 | 0.0045% |
| 2018 | #2,619 | 66 | 0.0039% |
| 2017 | #3,318 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 2016 | #3,248 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 2015 | #3,495 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 2014 | #4,301 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2013 | #5,372 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #6,186 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #8,332 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #10,676 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #9,059 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #10,299 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #13,070 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #13,456 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #13,194 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #11,874 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #9,676 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #8,873 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #8,372 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #5,639 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #5,432 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #5,450 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #7,073 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #6,082 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #4,403 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #5,622 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #6,002 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #5,664 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #3,810 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1941 | #4,629 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #4,461 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,010 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #3,841 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #4,428 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #2,995 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1933 | #3,211 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #4,064 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #4,034 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #2,921 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #3,217 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1928 | #2,424 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1927 | #2,761 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1926 | #2,507 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1925 | #5,256 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #2,863 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1923 | #5,212 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1922 | #2,662 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1921 | #2,421 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1920 | #2,784 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1919 | #2,872 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1918 | #2,421 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1917 | #2,758 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1915 | #2,770 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1914 | #2,050 | 12 | 0.0016% |
| 1913 | #2,634 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #77 | 4,287 | 0.2510% |
| 2024 | #85 | 3,947 | 0.2301% |
| 2023 | #88 | 3,826 | 0.2239% |
| 2022 | #81 | 4,139 | 0.2373% |
| 2021 | #82 | 4,250 | 0.2431% |
| 2020 | #90 | 4,013 | 0.2326% |
| 2019 | #94 | 4,082 | 0.2276% |
| 2018 | #95 | 4,029 | 0.2219% |
| 2017 | #106 | 3,780 | 0.2043% |
| 2016 | #114 | 3,513 | 0.1852% |
| 2015 | #136 | 3,050 | 0.1592% |
| 2014 | #167 | 2,538 | 0.1322% |
| 2013 | #189 | 2,148 | 0.1136% |
| 2012 | #214 | 1,740 | 0.0917% |
| 2011 | #258 | 1,343 | 0.0707% |
| 2010 | #287 | 1,178 | 0.0614% |
| 2009 | #320 | 997 | 0.0503% |
| 2008 | #382 | 803 | 0.0394% |
| 2007 | #381 | 804 | 0.0387% |
| 2006 | #449 | 600 | 0.0292% |
| 2005 | #535 | 455 | 0.0228% |
| 2004 | #536 | 440 | 0.0222% |
| 2003 | #573 | 387 | 0.0196% |
| 2002 | #590 | 354 | 0.0182% |
| 2001 | #599 | 330 | 0.0170% |
| 2000 | #586 | 340 | 0.0173% |
| 1999 | #579 | 337 | 0.0176% |
| 1998 | #583 | 333 | 0.0174% |
| 1997 | #596 | 297 | 0.0158% |
| 1996 | #618 | 282 | 0.0149% |
| 1995 | #649 | 258 | 0.0136% |
| 1994 | #617 | 286 | 0.0148% |
| 1993 | #592 | 302 | 0.0154% |
| 1992 | #595 | 299 | 0.0150% |
| 1991 | #592 | 296 | 0.0147% |
| 1990 | #556 | 331 | 0.0161% |
| 1989 | #541 | 322 | 0.0161% |
| 1988 | #513 | 322 | 0.0168% |
| 1987 | #517 | 302 | 0.0162% |
| 1986 | #527 | 282 | 0.0153% |
| 1985 | #509 | 293 | 0.0159% |
| 1984 | #485 | 298 | 0.0165% |
| 1983 | #490 | 295 | 0.0165% |
| 1982 | #467 | 328 | 0.0181% |
| 1981 | #448 | 341 | 0.0190% |
| 1980 | #460 | 336 | 0.0188% |
| 1979 | #456 | 318 | 0.0185% |
| 1978 | #465 | 301 | 0.0183% |
| 1977 | #453 | 311 | 0.0189% |
| 1976 | #433 | 320 | 0.0204% |
| 1975 | #414 | 350 | 0.0224% |
| 1974 | #423 | 345 | 0.0219% |
| 1973 | #397 | 382 | 0.0245% |
| 1972 | #380 | 425 | 0.0262% |
| 1971 | #381 | 443 | 0.0250% |
| 1970 | #381 | 453 | 0.0244% |
| 1969 | #365 | 467 | 0.0261% |
| 1968 | #347 | 497 | 0.0286% |
| 1967 | #321 | 542 | 0.0311% |
| 1966 | #315 | 557 | 0.0312% |
| 1965 | #295 | 654 | 0.0352% |
| 1964 | #299 | 698 | 0.0350% |
| 1963 | #293 | 702 | 0.0346% |
| 1962 | #304 | 651 | 0.0315% |
| 1961 | #295 | 691 | 0.0325% |
| 1960 | #312 | 630 | 0.0296% |
| 1959 | #298 | 692 | 0.0324% |
| 1958 | #292 | 673 | 0.0317% |
| 1957 | #280 | 728 | 0.0337% |
| 1956 | #281 | 693 | 0.0328% |
| 1955 | #262 | 713 | 0.0346% |
| 1954 | #253 | 761 | 0.0373% |
| 1953 | #252 | 745 | 0.0378% |
| 1952 | #249 | 749 | 0.0385% |
| 1951 | #244 | 768 | 0.0408% |
| 1950 | #245 | 749 | 0.0418% |
| 1949 | #219 | 835 | 0.0471% |
| 1948 | #213 | 880 | 0.0502% |
| 1947 | #213 | 897 | 0.0490% |
| 1946 | #191 | 935 | 0.0576% |
| 1945 | #186 | 828 | 0.0615% |
| 1944 | #174 | 964 | 0.0707% |
| 1943 | #174 | 1,002 | 0.0702% |
| 1942 | #161 | 1,057 | 0.0765% |
| 1941 | #167 | 989 | 0.0805% |
| 1940 | #168 | 927 | 0.0800% |
| 1939 | #163 | 977 | 0.0883% |
| 1938 | #159 | 999 | 0.0901% |
| 1937 | #156 | 976 | 0.0915% |
| 1936 | #154 | 976 | 0.0941% |
| 1935 | #146 | 1,071 | 0.1028% |
| 1934 | #145 | 1,068 | 0.1034% |
| 1933 | #139 | 1,128 | 0.1138% |
| 1932 | #140 | 1,205 | 0.1154% |
| 1931 | #136 | 1,229 | 0.1182% |
| 1930 | #134 | 1,326 | 0.1208% |
| 1929 | #130 | 1,309 | 0.1217% |
| 1928 | #123 | 1,427 | 0.1288% |
| 1927 | #120 | 1,570 | 0.1393% |
| 1926 | #119 | 1,569 | 0.1413% |
| 1925 | #108 | 1,617 | 0.1449% |
| 1924 | #104 | 1,696 | 0.1497% |
| 1923 | #99 | 1,745 | 0.1592% |
| 1922 | #98 | 1,798 | 0.1652% |
| 1921 | #95 | 1,913 | 0.1737% |
| 1920 | #95 | 1,827 | 0.1717% |
| 1919 | #93 | 1,772 | 0.1808% |
| 1918 | #93 | 1,891 | 0.1866% |
| 1917 | #94 | 1,734 | 0.1874% |
| 1916 | #91 | 1,764 | 0.1982% |
| 1915 | #89 | 1,731 | 0.2040% |
| 1914 | #90 | 1,336 | 0.2040% |
| 1913 | #97 | 948 | 0.1850% |
| 1912 | #96 | 806 | 0.1875% |
| 1911 | #102 | 384 | 0.1699% |
| 1910 | #88 | 382 | 0.1967% |
| 1909 | #90 | 314 | 0.1915% |
| 1908 | #90 | 294 | 0.1905% |
| 1907 | #88 | 302 | 0.2057% |
| 1906 | #81 | 291 | 0.2185% |
| 1905 | #89 | 270 | 0.2041% |
| 1904 | #95 | 229 | 0.1787% |
| 1903 | #95 | 204 | 0.1711% |
| 1902 | #88 | 238 | 0.1940% |
| 1901 | #86 | 218 | 0.2048% |
| 1900 | #100 | 237 | 0.1575% |
| 1899 | #95 | 181 | 0.1704% |
| 1898 | #95 | 212 | 0.1728% |
| 1897 | #100 | 179 | 0.1587% |
| 1896 | #90 | 224 | 0.1873% |
| 1895 | #94 | 207 | 0.1763% |
| 1894 | #86 | 226 | 0.1952% |
| 1893 | #109 | 160 | 0.1425% |
| 1892 | #105 | 176 | 0.1442% |
| 1891 | #93 | 174 | 0.1720% |
| 1890 | #102 | 163 | 0.1468% |
| 1889 | #102 | 163 | 0.1474% |
| 1888 | #107 | 156 | 0.1291% |
| 1887 | #103 | 140 | 0.1381% |
| 1886 | #103 | 150 | 0.1354% |
| 1885 | #110 | 128 | 0.1187% |
| 1884 | #112 | 134 | 0.1171% |
| 1883 | #93 | 143 | 0.1367% |
| 1882 | #107 | 139 | 0.1223% |
| 1881 | #111 | 111 | 0.1102% |
| 1880 | #120 | 110 | 0.0996% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Everett Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fine when in harmony but changeable when in discord, because many of your best qualities are then reversed. You are entertaining but may be impulsive. Freedom is a necessity, and you find it difficult to settle down. Your versatility results in many changes, and often brings travel. Your fine intellect is capable of high honors if applied seriously. You are capable of inspired thinking applied to material things. You can be restless, changeable, and very sexy. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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