Everrett
Everrett originates as an Old English name derived from "Ever," meaning brave or strong, and "hart," meaning stag or deer.
Name Census estimates that about 178 living Americans carry the first name Everrett. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Everrett today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Everrett births was 2018 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Everrett. 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.
People living today
178
~ 1 in 1,925,586 Americans
Peak year
2018
11 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,901
Tracked since 1915
Census
Everrett in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 230 people with the first name Everrett, which placed it at #35,134 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
#35,134
National first-name rank
People counted
230
230 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
68.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Everrett
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Everrett is White at 68.3%. The next largest groups are Black (18.7%) and Hispanic (7.0%). 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 Everrett 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 Everrett at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White68.3% · 157
- Black or African American18.7% · 43
- Hispanic or Latino7.0% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.6% · 6
- Two or more races2.2% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 3
Popularity
Everrett: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Everrett from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 49 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
Everrett 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 Everrett 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 Everrett
The name Everrett is an English variant of the Old French name Everard, which originated from the Germanic words "eber" meaning "boar" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "hardy." The name gained popularity in England during the Norman conquest, when many French names were introduced to the region.
The earliest recorded instance of the name Everrett dates back to the 12th century, when it appeared in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landowners and tenants in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. One notable bearer of the name during this time was Everrett de Arden, a Norman knight who fought alongside William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
In the 13th century, the name Everrett was associated with Sir Everrett de Montfort, a prominent English nobleman and military commander who fought in the Second Barons' War against King Henry III. He played a significant role in the Battle of Lewes in 1264, where the rebellious barons defeated the royal forces.
During the Renaissance period, the name Everrett was borne by Everrett Digby, an English Catholic conspirator who was involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a failed attempt to assassinate King James I of England. Digby was executed for his role in the plot.
In the 18th century, Everrett Marsh was a renowned English composer and organist who contributed greatly to the development of English church music. He served as the Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal and composed numerous anthems and other sacred works.
Another notable bearer of the name was Everrett Millais, a prominent English painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, an artistic movement that sought to revive the style and techniques of Italian art before Raphael. He was born in 1829 and is best known for his paintings such as "Ophelia" and "The Boyhood of Raleigh."
People
Everrett + last name combinations
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Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Everrett: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Everrett?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 178 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Everrett 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 1,925,586 US residents.
Is Everrett a common name?
We classify Everrett as "Very Rare". It ranks above 72.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 291 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Everrett most popular?
The single biggest year for Everrett was 2018, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Everrett is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Everrett in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 230 people with the name Everrett, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,134 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 Everrett 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 Everrett?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Everrett leans strongly male. 234 people counted with this name were male (98.3%), compared with 4 female bearers (1.7%). 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 Everrett?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Everrett is White at 68.3%. The next largest groups are Black (18.7%) and Hispanic (7.0%). 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 Everrett most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Everrett in the 2020 Census, accounting for 68.3% (157 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 Everrett in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Everrett a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Everrett 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 Everrett still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Everrett 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 Everrett 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 the name Everrett?
Find out how many people have the name Everrett on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.