Everly
A feminine name derived from an English surname meaning "wild boar meadow".
Name Census estimates that about 40,432 living Americans carry the first name Everly. It sits at #81 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Everly today is around 7 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Everly births was 2019 (4,789 babies). In terms of living bearers, it sits close to Walker (40,411).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Everly. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Everly with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Everly is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 7 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
40K
~ 1 in 8,477 Americans
Peak year
2019
4,789 babies that year
Average age
7
years old
2022 SSA rank
#81
Tracked since 1944
Census
Everly in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 20,770 people with the first name Everly, which placed it at #1,566 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
#1,566
National first-name rank
People counted
21K
20,770 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
6.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
75.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Everly
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Everly is White at 75.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (14.6%) and Two or More Races (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 Everly 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 Everly at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White75.2% · 15,614
- Hispanic or Latino14.6% · 3,030
- Two or more races6.1% · 1,259
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 511
- Black or African American1.1% · 236
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 120
Gender
Gender distribution for Everly
Out of the 40,697 babies given the name Everly since 1880, 99.9% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Everly as a male name
- Ranked #12,927 in 2022
- 5 male births in 2022
- Peak: 2019 (9 births)
Everly as a female name
- Ranked #81 in 2024
- 3,008 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2019 (4,780 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Everly appears almost entirely female. Of the 20,767 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Everly: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Everly from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 21,279 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Everly 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 Everly during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Everlys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 51 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Everly, while District of Columbia, Vermont, Wyoming recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 787 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Everly
The name Everly has its origins in English, derived from the Old English words "eofor" meaning "boar" and "leah" meaning "meadow" or "clearing." It was initially a surname referring to a meadow or clearing where wild boars were found. The name gained popularity as a given name in the 20th century, particularly in the United States.
The earliest recorded use of the name Everly dates back to the 13th century, appearing in various historical documents and records. One notable mention is in the Domesday Book, a manuscript record of the Great Survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, where the name is listed as a place name.
While the name Everly does not have any direct references in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it carries a sense of natural beauty and connection to the outdoors, reflecting the English countryside where it originated.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Everly was Everly de Vescy, a 13th-century English noblewoman and landowner. Another notable figure was Everly Machin, a 14th-century English landowner and member of the gentry.
In more recent history, the name gained prominence with the rise of the American musical duo, the Everly Brothers. Don Everly (born Isaac Donald Everly in 1937) and Phil Everly (born Phillip Everly in 1939) were highly influential in the rock and roll and country music genres, known for their close harmonies and numerous hit songs.
Other notable individuals with the name Everly include:
1. Everly Waugh (1923-2013), an American actress and singer, best known for her roles in Broadway musicals.
2. Everly Hardy (1895-1985), an American actor and comedian, known for his comedic partnership with Oliver Hardy in the Laurel and Hardy duo.
3. Everly Nolan (born 1972), an American actress and model, known for her roles in television shows and films.
4. Everly Brown (born 1982), an American professional basketball player who played in the WNBA.
5. Everly Paulson (born 1965), an American businessman and philanthropist, known for his work in the tech industry and charitable foundations.
The name Everly has maintained a consistent presence throughout history, with its origins rooted in the English countryside and a connection to nature. Its popularity as a given name has ebbed and flowed, often influenced by notable figures bearing the name.
People
Everly + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Everly 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
Everly: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Everly?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 40,432 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Everly 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 8,477 US residents.
Is Everly a common name?
We classify Everly as "Uncommon". It ranks above 99% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 40,697 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Everly most popular?
The single biggest year for Everly was 2019, when 4,789 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Everly is about 7 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Everly in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 20,770 people with the name Everly, or 6.88 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,566 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 Everly 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 Everly?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Everly appears almost entirely female. Of the 20,767 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Everly?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Everly is White at 75.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (14.6%) and Two or More Races (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 Everly most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Everly in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.2% (15,614 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 Everly in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Everly a female name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Everly in the SSA data are female. 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 Everly still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Everly 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 Everly 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 have Everly as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Everly, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.