Everton
A masculine given name of English origin meaning "hunter's town."
Name Census estimates that about 522 living Americans carry the first name Everton. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Everton today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Everton births was 1988 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Everton. 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 Everton with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
522
~ 1 in 656,618 Americans
Peak year
1988
20 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,549
Tracked since 1917
Census
Everton in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,910 people with the first name Everton, which placed it at #7,809 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
#7,809
National first-name rank
People counted
1.9K
1,910 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
79.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Everton
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Everton is Black at 79.7%. The next largest groups are White (13.5%) and Hispanic (3.1%). 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 Everton 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 Everton at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American79.7% · 1,522
- White13.5% · 258
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 60
- Two or more races2.5% · 48
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 8
Popularity
Everton: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Everton from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 127 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Everton remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Everton 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 Everton during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Evertons live
Origin
Meaning and history of Everton
The given name Everton is believed to have originated from the Old English word "eofor," meaning "wild boar," and "tun," meaning "enclosure" or "settlement." This combination suggests that the name may have originally referred to a settlement or enclosed area where wild boars were found or hunted.
Everton traces its roots back to the Anglo-Saxon period in England, between the 5th and 11th centuries AD. It was likely used as a place name before becoming a personal name. The earliest recorded use of Everton as a place name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it referred to several villages and towns in various counties of England.
In the Middle Ages, the name Everton gained popularity as a given name, particularly among the English nobility and gentry. One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Everton was Sir Everton de Sutton, a 13th-century English knight and landowner from Nottinghamshire.
The name Everton has a rich historical legacy, with several notable figures bearing this moniker throughout the ages. One of the most famous was Everton Ankers (1723-1805), an English clergyman and author who wrote extensively on religious subjects and natural philosophy.
Another prominent individual was Everton Conger (1838-1918), an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan in the late 19th century.
In the realm of sports, Everton Weekes (1925-2020) was a legendary West Indian cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team in the 1940s and 1950s. He was part of the iconic "Three Ws" batting lineup alongside Frank Worrell and Clyde Walcott.
Moving into the 20th century, Everton Blender (1932-2014) was a prominent South African politician and anti-apartheid activist who played a crucial role in the struggle against racial segregation in South Africa.
Another notable individual was Everton Rodrigues (1943-2021), a Brazilian journalist and writer who made significant contributions to the field of literature and journalism in his home country.
These examples illustrate the diverse range of fields and geographical locations in which individuals named Everton have made their mark throughout history, solidifying the enduring legacy of this unique and intriguing given name.
People
Everton + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Everton 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
Everton: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Everton?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 522 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Everton 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 656,618 US residents.
Is Everton a common name?
We classify Everton as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 570 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Everton most popular?
The single biggest year for Everton was 1988, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Everton is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Everton in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,910 people with the name Everton, or 0.63 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,809 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 Everton 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 Everton?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Everton appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,907 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Everton?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Everton is Black at 79.7%. The next largest groups are White (13.5%) and Hispanic (3.1%). 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 Everton most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Everton in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.7% (1,522 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 Everton in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Everton a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Everton 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 Everton still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Everton 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 Everton 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 Americans are named Everton?
Want to know how many Americans are named Everton? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.