Ever
#1,592 for girls in 2025, 131 births · #1,196 for boys in 2025, 169 births
Given to boys 60.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2023 · 205 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,463since 1916
Ever over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,592 | 131 | #1,196 | 169 |
| 2024 | #1,719 | 118 | #1,072 | 203 |
| 2023 | #1,645 | 126 | #1,061 | 205 |
| 2022 | #1,692 | 123 | #1,171 | 174 |
| 2021 | #1,768 | 115 | #1,182 | 166 |
| 2020 | #1,977 | 95 | #1,215 | 155 |
| 2019 | #1,875 | 107 | #1,193 | 160 |
| 2018 | #1,978 | 99 | #1,458 | 119 |
| 2017 | #2,200 | 86 | #1,360 | 131 |
| 2016 | #2,221 | 86 | #1,329 | 134 |
| 2015 | #1,850 | 111 | #1,231 | 148 |
| 2014 | #1,804 | 113 | #1,272 | 140 |
| 2013 | #1,824 | 111 | #1,387 | 121 |
| 2012 | #2,115 | 90 | #1,336 | 127 |
| 2011 | #2,026 | 96 | #1,271 | 135 |
| 2010 | #2,028 | 98 | #1,415 | 117 |
| 2009 | #2,643 | 69 | #1,226 | 146 |
| 2008 | #4,006 | 39 | #1,070 | 175 |
| 2007 | #7,394 | 17 | #1,149 | 155 |
| 2006 | #5,086 | 27 | #1,144 | 148 |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | #1,112 | 148 |
| 2004 | #5,377 | 23 | #1,206 | 126 |
| 2003 | #5,235 | 23 | #1,233 | 117 |
| 2002 | #6,698 | 16 | #1,357 | 97 |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #1,287 | 102 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #1,504 | 80 |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | #1,580 | 69 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #1,741 | 58 |
| 1997 | — | #1,571 | 65 | |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #1,705 | 55 |
| 1995 | — | #1,758 | 50 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,664 | 54 | |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | #1,638 | 54 |
| 1992 | — | #1,677 | 51 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,725 | 47 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,909 | 40 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,919 | 38 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,437 | 24 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,400 | 23 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #3,005 | 16 |
| 1985 | — | #2,427 | 21 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,956 | 15 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | — | #3,692 | 11 | |
| 1981 | — | #6,262 | 5 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,134 | 9 | |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #3,357 | 12 |
| 1978 | — | #5,772 | 5 | |
| 1977 | — | #5,845 | 5 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,935 | 6 | |
| 1975 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | — | #4,986 | 5 | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | — | |
| 1970 | — | — | ||
| 1969 | — | — | ||
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | — | — | ||
| 1963 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | — | |
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | #4,202 | 9 | — | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #3,225 | 13 | — | |
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | — | |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | — | |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | — | |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | — | |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,701 | 14 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,637 | 15 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,625 | 12 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,760 | 23 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #1,610 | 24 | — | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,282 | 32 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,593 | 22 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,550 | 23 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,424 | 12 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,552 | 23 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,634 | 22 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,941 | 17 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,815 | 20 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,766 | 21 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,469 | 29 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,935 | 20 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,883 | 21 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,376 | 34 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,533 | 30 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,672 | 25 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,957 | 20 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,867 | 22 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,172 | 17 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,855 | 20 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,451 | 29 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,316 | 14 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,581 | 23 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #1,439 | 25 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,601 | 14 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,540 | 13 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,289 | 10 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | — | |
| 1901 | #961 | 12 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #901 | 11 | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Ever! It came in at #3,897, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1916–1955, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Ever is popular in 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#368 · 1 in 2,181
- Arizona#440 · 1 in 3,033
- Colorado#701 · 1 in 5,996
- Virginia#717 · 1 in 6,152
- Texas#773 · 1 in 7,875
Best ever in a state: #234 in District of Columbia, 2006.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #368 | 5 | 1 in 2,181 |
| Arizona | #440 | 14 | 1 in 3,033 |
| Colorado | #701 | 5 | 1 in 5,996 |
| Virginia | #717 | 7 | 1 in 6,152 |
| Texas | #773 | 23 | 1 in 7,875 |
| California | #792 | 27 | 1 in 9,414 |
| New Jersey | #835 | 6 | 1 in 7,822 |
| Georgia | #849 | 8 | 1 in 7,464 |
| Florida | #996 | 10 | 1 in 9,900 |
| New York | #1,696 | 5 | 1 in 21,655 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ever
- 124 spots since 2024 (#1,072 → #1,196)
- 19 spots since 2020 (#1,215 → #1,196)
- 35 spots since 2015 (#1,231 → #1,196)
- Debuted 1916
- Peaked 2023 at #1,061 (205 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 8,344 boys born in 2023 were named Ever (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 10,107 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 29.8% of all boys named Ever (1,332) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1971, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #3,897 (1916) | #3,897 |
| 1920s | 0 | — | — |
| 1930s | 0 | — | — |
| 1940s | 5 | #3,560 (1942) | #3,560 |
| 1950s | 6 | #3,535 (1956) | #3,535 |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 33 | #3,357 (1979) | #4,979 |
| 1980s | 173 | #1,919 (1989) | #3,286 |
| 1990s | 543 | #1,571 (1997) | #1,697 |
| 2000s | 1,294 | #1,070 (2008) | #1,229 |
| 2010s | 1,332 | #1,193 (2019) | #1,325 |
| 2020s | 1,072 | #1,061 (2023) | #1,150 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ever in 2005
Top girls' names in 2005
Top boys' names in 2005
More about 2005
girls
1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 184,784 of them was named Ever, which outranked 47.2% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #9,452Zuriah11
- #9,452Zyann11
- #9,452Zyanya11
- #10,128Ever10
- #10,128Aaliayah10
- #10,128Aaminah10
- #10,128Aamirah10
- #10,921Aaleah9
- #10,921Aaliayh9
- #10,921Aalliyah9
Tied with 792 names at #10,128; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 13,495 of them was named Ever, which outranked 91.7% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).