Everard
Strong as a wild boar; an Old German name bestowed upon a brave warrior.
Name Census estimates that about 76 living Americans carry the first name Everard. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Everard today is around 64 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Everard births was 1920 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Everard. 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 Everard. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
76
~ 1 in 4,509,926 Americans
Peak year
1920
15 babies that year
Average age
64
years old
1998 SSA rank
#10,127
Tracked since 1912
Census
Everard in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 310 people with the first name Everard, which placed it at #28,807 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
#28,807
National first-name rank
People counted
310
310 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
56.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Everard
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Everard is Black at 56.1%. The next largest groups are White (29.0%) and Hispanic (6.5%). 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 Everard 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 Everard at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American56.1% · 174
- White29.0% · 90
- Hispanic or Latino6.5% · 20
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.2% · 13
- Two or more races3.5% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2
Popularity
Everard: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Everard from the 1910s through to the 1990s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 78 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Everard 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 Everard 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 Everard
The name Everard is derived from the Germanic elements "eber" meaning boar and "hard" meaning brave or hardy. It originated in the Middle Ages and was particularly popular among the Franks and other Germanic tribes of Europe. The name was later adopted by the Normans and spread to England after the Norman Conquest of 1066.
The earliest recorded instance of the name Everard dates back to the 8th century, when an Everard served as the Bishop of Ratisbon (now Regensburg) in Bavaria. In the 9th century, an Everard was the Count of Friuli, a region in modern-day Italy. The name also appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, which recorded landowners in England after the Norman Conquest.
One of the most famous historical figures with the name Everard was Everard des Barres, a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman who served as the Grand Master of the Knights Templar from 1185 to 1192. Another notable Everard was Everard Digby (1578-1606), an English Catholic conspirator who was involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, an attempt to assassinate King James I of England.
In the 13th century, Everard of Ypres (c. 1200-1272) was a Flemish priest and theologian who wrote several influential works on canon law. During the same period, Everard of Gateley (c. 1240-1307) was an English philosopher and logician who studied at Oxford and Paris.
Another prominent figure with the name Everard was Everard Mercurian (1514-1580), a Flemish Jesuit priest who served as the fourth Superior General of the Society of Jesus from 1573 until his death. He played a crucial role in the Counter-Reformation and the spread of Jesuit education throughout Europe.
While the name Everard was once popular among the nobility and clergy, it fell out of common usage in many parts of Europe by the 18th century. However, it has retained some popularity in certain regions, particularly in the Netherlands and parts of Germany.
People
Everard + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Everard 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
Everard: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Everard?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 76 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Everard 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 4,509,926 US residents.
Is Everard a common name?
We classify Everard as "Very Rare". It ranks above 60.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 250 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Everard most popular?
The single biggest year for Everard was 1920, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Everard is about 64 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Everard in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 310 people with the name Everard, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,807 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 Everard 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 Everard?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Everard appears almost entirely male. Of the 306 people counted with this name, 99.0% 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 Everard?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Everard is Black at 56.1%. The next largest groups are White (29.0%) and Hispanic (6.5%). 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 Everard most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Everard in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.1% (174 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 Everard in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Everard a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Everard 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 Everard still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Everard 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 Everard 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 Everard?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Everard on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.