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 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Texas#784 · 1 in 6,075
- California#913 · 1 in 8,628
- Virginia#963 · 1 in 8,150
- New York#987 · 1 in 8,130
- Georgia#1,239 · 1 in 10,738
Best ever in a state: #234 in District of Columbia, 2006.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #784 | 29 | 1 in 6,075 |
| California | #913 | 25 | 1 in 8,628 |
| Virginia | #963 | 5 | 1 in 8,150 |
| New York | #987 | 12 | 1 in 8,130 |
| Georgia | #1,239 | 5 | 1 in 10,738 |
| Florida | #1,362 | 7 | 1 in 13,810 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| 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 2017
Top girls' names in 2017
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 20,075 of them was named Ever, which outranked 88.1% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,184Sahasra87
- #2,184Skylee87
- #2,184Zylah87
- #2,200Ever86
- #2,200Audrie86
- #2,200Avamarie86
- #2,200Baileigh86
- #2,221Ahana85
- #2,221Alyse85
- #2,221Ariyana85
Tied with 20 names at #2,200; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 14,129 of them was named Ever, which outranked 90.5% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,348Nikola132
- #1,348Rio132
- #1,348Syncere132
- #1,360Ever131
- #1,360Benny131
- #1,360Camryn131
- #1,360Cartier131
- #1,365Arham130
- #1,365Daryl130
- #1,365Elan130
Tied with 4 names at #1,360; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.