Fun Facts About the Name Everly
- A newer favorite: Everly first entered the U.S. top 100 in 2017 and stayed there through 2025 - a run of 9 consecutive years.
- More than 43 thousand babies named Everly: U.S. records list 43,392 babies given the name Everly from 1880 through 2025. Even 38 boys received the name Everly - about 1 boy for every 1,141 girls.
What Does the Name Everly Mean?
Everly is an English surname that has become a given name, and it traces to Old English place names. It is built from two Old English elements: eofor, meaning "boar," and lēah, meaning "wood," "woodland clearing," or "meadow." Taken literally, the name means "boar wood" or "boar clearing." The same two elements lie behind the English place names Everley in Yorkshire and Everleigh in Wiltshire, and the surname is generally understood to come from a place of that kind rather than from a personal name. Later readings that connect Everly to broad ideas such as nature or strength are symbolic interpretations, not part of the original sense.
Everly Name History & Origins
Everly belongs to the large group of English family names taken from the places where their first bearers lived. The place names Everley and Everleigh are formed from the Old English compound eofor plus lēah, a common pattern in English place naming, so the surname most likely arose independently in more than one locality rather than from a single family. As with many surnames of this type, it was passed down in English-speaking countries for centuries before it began to be used as a first name.
Everly entered given-name use as a transferred surname, appearing in the United States in the later 20th century. The American rock-and-roll duo the Everly Brothers, active from the late 1950s, made the surname widely familiar, though that recognition is separate from the name's origin. By the early 21st century the name was also being given to girls, and elaborated spellings such as Everleigh, Everlee, and Everlie appeared alongside it. Because these spellings are modern variants of the same surname, they share its Old English derivation rather than having origins of their own.
How Popular is the Name Everly?
Everly recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2019. Everly entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 2017.
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 | #91 | 2,695 | 0.1677% |
| 2024 | #81 | 3,008 | 0.1865% |
| 2023 | #69 | 3,175 | 0.1981% |
| 2022 | #56 | 3,907 | 0.2384% |
| 2021 | #50 | 4,389 | 0.2677% |
| 2020 | #43 | 4,630 | 0.2866% |
| 2019 | #42 | 4,780 | 0.2849% |
| 2018 | #53 | 4,345 | 0.2555% |
| 2017 | #82 | 3,524 | 0.2042% |
| 2016 | #107 | 2,899 | 0.1636% |
| 2015 | #138 | 2,331 | 0.1306% |
| 2014 | #178 | 1,872 | 0.1048% |
| 2013 | #379 | 817 | 0.0466% |
| 2012 | #902 | 290 | 0.0165% |
| 2011 | #1,077 | 229 | 0.0130% |
| 2010 | #1,436 | 159 | 0.0089% |
| 2009 | #1,839 | 116 | 0.0063% |
| 2008 | #3,539 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2007 | #6,644 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #5,987 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #10,378 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #7,190 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #9,907 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #14,158 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #9,394 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #10,879 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #14,134 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #12,404 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #11,499 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #10,919 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #9,573 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #10,900 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #6,822 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #4,792 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #12,927 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #8,404 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #9,075 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #12,874 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #11,107 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #12,652 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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 Everly Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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