Everitt
Powerful boar; brave and strong with a friendly spirit.
Name Census estimates that about 377 living Americans carry the first name Everitt. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Everitt today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Everitt births was 2022 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Everitt. 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
377
~ 1 in 909,163 Americans
Peak year
2022
26 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,548
Tracked since 1899
Census
Everitt in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 394 people with the first name Everitt, which placed it at #24,446 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
#24,446
National first-name rank
People counted
394
394 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
76.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Everitt
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Everitt is White at 76.9%. The next largest groups are Black (8.6%) and Hispanic (6.1%). 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 Everitt 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 Everitt at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White76.9% · 303
- Black or African American8.6% · 34
- Hispanic or Latino6.1% · 24
- Two or more races4.1% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.3% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 8
Popularity
Everitt: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Everitt from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 147 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Everitt remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Everitt 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 Everitt during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Everitts live
Origin
Meaning and history of Everitt
The given name Everitt originates from the Old English language, with its roots traced back to the Anglo-Saxon period of the 5th to 11th centuries AD. It is a masculine name derived from the Old English words "eofor," meaning "boar," and "hryth," meaning "stream" or "waterway." The name's literal translation is "boar stream" or "river where boars live."
This name was likely given to individuals born near a stream or river where wild boars were commonly found. It reflects the close connection between the Anglo-Saxons and their natural surroundings, as well as their reverence for nature and its inhabitants.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Everitt can be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086, a comprehensive survey of landowners and tenants commissioned by William the Conqueror after the Norman conquest of England. The name appears in various spelling variations, such as Everard, Everhart, and Everett, indicating its long-standing presence in England.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Everitt. One prominent figure was Everitt Millais (1829-1896), a renowned English painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, an influential artistic movement in the 19th century.
Another notable Everitt was Everitt Pepperell (1671-1743), a British colonial military officer who played a significant role in the capture of Louisbourg, a French fortress in Nova Scotia, during the War of the Austrian Succession in 1745.
In the realm of literature, Everitt Longley Warner (1869-1937) was an American writer and educator known for his contributions to children's literature, including his popular book "The Study of Children and Their School Training."
Everitt John Reed (1876-1949) was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party and played a significant role in the trade union movement in the early 20th century.
Lastly, Everitt Carr (1877-1945) was an American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Everitt Corporation, a successful manufacturing company, and contributed significantly to educational and charitable organizations in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey.
The name Everitt has a rich historical legacy spanning centuries, reflecting the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Anglo-Saxons and the enduring influence of Old English on modern English names.
People
Everitt + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Everitt 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
Everitt: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Everitt?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 377 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Everitt 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 909,163 US residents.
Is Everitt a common name?
We classify Everitt as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 592 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Everitt most popular?
The single biggest year for Everitt was 2022, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Everitt is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Everitt in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 394 people with the name Everitt, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,446 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 Everitt 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 Everitt?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Everitt leans strongly male. 379 people counted with this name were male (96.9%), compared with 12 female bearers (3.1%). 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 Everitt?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Everitt is White at 76.9%. The next largest groups are Black (8.6%) and Hispanic (6.1%). 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 Everitt most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Everitt in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.9% (303 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 Everitt in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Everitt a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Everitt 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 Everitt still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Everitt 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 Everitt 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 many people are named Everitt?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Everitt at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.