Everet
One derived from the English surname meaning "wild boar".
Name Census estimates that about 357 living Americans carry the first name Everet. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Everet today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Everet births was 1925 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Everet. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
357
~ 1 in 960,096 Americans
Peak year
1925
19 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,900
Tracked since 1886
Census
Everet in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 571 people with the first name Everet, which placed it at #18,776 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#18,776
National first-name rank
People counted
571
571 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
65.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Everet
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Everet is White at 65.0%. The next largest groups are Black (16.8%) and Hispanic (9.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Everet described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Everet at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White65.0% · 371
- Black or African American16.8% · 96
- Hispanic or Latino9.8% · 56
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.3% · 19
- Two or more races2.8% · 16
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 13
Popularity
Everet: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Everet from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 143 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Everet remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Everet by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Everet during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Everet
The name Everet is an English masculine given name derived from the Old English name "Efrid" or "Aefred," which means "elf counsel" or "supernatural counsel." It is a variant of the more common name Alfred, which has the same root meaning.
The earliest recorded use of the name Everet dates back to the 12th century in England. It was a relatively uncommon name during this time period, but it gained some popularity in the following centuries.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Everet was Everet de Montalt, a 13th-century English nobleman and landowner who lived from around 1220 to 1285. He was a prominent figure in the Welsh Marches region and held lands in Shropshire and Herefordshire.
In the 16th century, there was an English soldier named Everet Digby who served under Queen Elizabeth I during the Anglo-Spanish War. He was born around 1550 and participated in several battles against the Spanish, including the Siege of Calais in 1596.
Another notable figure with the name Everet was Everet Greenleaf, an American soldier and politician who lived from 1779 to 1853. He served in the War of 1812 and later became a member of the Massachusetts State Senate.
During the 19th century, there was an English architect named Everet Townsend who designed several notable buildings in London, including the Royal Mint and the Church of St. Dunstan-in-the-West. He lived from 1809 to 1868.
In the early 20th century, Everet Opie was an American artist and illustrator known for his depictions of rural life in the Southern United States. He was born in 1882 and his works often portrayed scenes of African American life in the post-Civil War era.
While not as common as some other names, Everet has had a long history and has been borne by notable individuals in various fields throughout the centuries.
People
Everet + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Everet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Everet: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Everet?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 357 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Everet going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 960,096 US residents.
Is Everet a common name?
We classify Everet as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 744 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Everet most popular?
The single biggest year for Everet was 1925, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Everet is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Everet in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 571 people with the name Everet, or 0.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,776 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Everet in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Everet?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Everet leans strongly male. 550 people counted with this name were male (97.3%), compared with 15 female bearers (2.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Everet?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Everet is White at 65.0%. The next largest groups are Black (16.8%) and Hispanic (9.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Everet most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Everet in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.0% (371 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Everet in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Everet a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Everet in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Everet still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Everet in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Everet can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Everet?
See how many Americans are named Everet on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.