Every
A gender-neutral English word meaning "all" or "each one of".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Every. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 50.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Every today is around 45 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Every births was 1901 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Every. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Every. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
1901
5 babies that year
Average age
45
years old
1986 SSA rank
#4,968
Tracked since 1901
Census
Every in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 222 people with the first name Every, which placed it at #35,960 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
#35,960
National first-name rank
People counted
222
222 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
37.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Every
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Every is White at 37.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (27.5%) and Black (26.1%). 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 Every 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 Every at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White37.4% · 83
- Hispanic or Latino27.5% · 61
- Black or African American26.1% · 58
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.1% · 9
- Two or more races2.7% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.3% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Every
Every is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 20 total registrations, 10 (50.0%) were male and 10 (50.0%) were female.
Every as a male name
- Ranked #7,066 in 1986
- 5 male births in 1986
- Peak: 1901 (5 births)
Every as a female name
- Ranked #4,968 in 1928
- 5 female births in 1928
- Peak: 1922 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Every on both sides of the split. Of the 222 people counted with this name, 86 were male (38.7%) and 136 were female (61.3%).
Popularity
Every: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Every from the 1900s through to the 1980s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 10 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Every remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Every 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 Every 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 Every
The given name Every is a highly unusual name that does not appear to have any clear linguistic or cultural origins. It is an English word that means "each one of a group considered individually" or "each instance of something occurring." As an English word, it does not seem to have been used as a traditional given name throughout history.
There are no known ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records that mention the word Every being used as a personal name. The earliest recorded examples of people with the first name Every are relatively modern and sparse.
One of the earliest known individuals with this first name was Every Seagrove, an English cricketer who played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club in the late 19th century. He was born in 1871 and played cricket professionally between 1895 and 1906.
Another notable person with the first name Every was Every Harding, an English footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in the early 20th century, including Chelsea, Fulham, and Swindon Town. He was born in 1888 and played professionally from around 1908 to 1920.
In more recent times, there was an American artist named Every Ross who gained some recognition for her abstract expressionist paintings in the mid-20th century. She was born in 1915 and was active as a painter from the 1940s until her death in 1988.
One of the few contemporary individuals with the first name Every is Every Kirhara, a Kenyan long-distance runner who has competed in international marathons and road races since the early 2000s. He was born in 1981 and is still an active professional athlete.
Finally, there was an English writer and poet named Every Nicholl who published several books of poetry and literary criticism in the late 20th century. He was born in 1927 and passed away in 2009.
While the name Every is highly unique and uncommon, these examples demonstrate that it has been used as a first name, albeit infrequently, throughout the past few centuries. However, its origins and meaning as a given name remain obscure and unclear.
People
Every + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Every 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
Every: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Every?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Every 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 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Every a common name?
We classify Every as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 20 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Every most popular?
The single biggest year for Every was 1901, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Every is about 45 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Every in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 222 people with the name Every, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,960 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 Every 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 Every?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Every on both sides of the split. Of the 222 people counted with this name, 86 were male (38.7%) and 136 were female (61.3%). 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 Every?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Every is White at 37.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (27.5%) and Black (26.1%). 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 Every most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Every in the 2020 Census, accounting for 37.4% (83 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 Every in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Every a female name?
Yes, 50.0% of people registered as Every 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 Every still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Every 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 Every 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 share the name Every?
Want to know how many Americans are named Every? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.