Everest
Derived from the name of the tallest mountain in the world, meaning "powerful".
Name Census estimates that about 3,478 living Americans carry the first name Everest. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 76.6% of registrations being male. The average person named Everest today is around 8 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Everest births was 2022 (393 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Everest. 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 Everest with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Everest is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 8 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
3.5K
~ 1 in 98,549 Americans
Peak year
2022
393 babies that year
Average age
8
years old
2024 SSA rank
#845
Tracked since 1914
Census
Everest in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,788 people with the first name Everest, which placed it at #8,171 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
#8,171
National first-name rank
People counted
1.8K
1,788 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
60.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Everest
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Everest is White at 60.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.0%) and Two or More Races (9.6%). 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 Everest 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 Everest at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White60.9% · 1,088
- Hispanic or Latino13.0% · 233
- Two or more races9.6% · 171
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.9% · 160
- Black or African American6.8% · 122
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 14
Gender
Gender distribution for Everest
Everest is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 3,574 total registrations, 2,739 (76.6%) were male and 835 (23.4%) were female.
Everest as a male name
- Ranked #845 in 2024
- 285 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (299 births)
Everest as a female name
- Ranked #2,281 in 2024
- 81 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2021 (133 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Everest on both sides of the split. Of the 1,777 people counted with this name, 1,416 were male (79.7%) and 361 were female (20.3%).
Popularity
Everest: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Everest from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 1,843 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
Everest 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 Everest during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Everests live
The SSA's state-level files cover 33 states and territories. California, Texas, Utah recorded the most babies named Everest, while New Mexico, Louisiana, Kentucky recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 58 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Everest
The given name Everest is derived from the Tibetan word "Chomolungma," which means "Goddess Mother of the World." It refers to the highest mountain peak in the world, Mount Everest, located in the Himalayan mountain range between Nepal and Tibet.
The name Everest came into use after the mountain was officially named in 1865 by the Royal Geographical Society. They named it in honor of Sir George Everest, a Welsh surveyor and geographer who served as the Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843. He played a crucial role in mapping the Indian subcontinent and the Himalayan region.
While the name Everest was not widely used as a given name until the late 20th century, it has been associated with a few notable individuals throughout history. One of the earliest recorded examples is Everest A. Harley, an American architect born in 1865, the same year the mountain was named.
Another notable bearer of the name was Everest G. Sewell, an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey from 1925 to 1939. He was born in 1876 and passed away in 1962.
In more recent times, Everest E. Riccioni was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist in track and field. He was born in 1918 and won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Everest Ngai, born in 1963, is a Hong Kong-based entrepreneur and businessman who founded the popular snack food company Everest Enterprises Co. Ltd.
Everest Lamberth, born in 1985, is a British artist and sculptor known for his large-scale public installations and works exploring themes of nature, sustainability, and the human impact on the environment.
While the name Everest is relatively rare, it has gained popularity in recent decades, perhaps due to its association with the majestic mountain and a sense of adventure and achievement. The name evokes a sense of grandeur, strength, and endurance, making it a unique and meaningful choice for parents seeking a distinctive name for their child.
People
Everest + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Everest 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
Everest: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Everest?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,478 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Everest 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 98,549 US residents.
Is Everest a common name?
We classify Everest as "Rare". It ranks above 95.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,574 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Everest most popular?
The single biggest year for Everest was 2022, when 393 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Everest is about 8 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Everest in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,788 people with the name Everest, or 0.59 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,171 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 Everest 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 Everest?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Everest on both sides of the split. Of the 1,777 people counted with this name, 1,416 were male (79.7%) and 361 were female (20.3%). 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 Everest?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Everest is White at 60.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.0%) and Two or More Races (9.6%). 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 Everest most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Everest in the 2020 Census, accounting for 60.9% (1,088 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 Everest in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Everest a male name?
Yes, 76.6% of people registered as Everest 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 Everest still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Everest 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 Everest 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 Everest?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.