How Many People Are Named Ever?
An estimated 6,216 people in the United States have the first name Ever. It is used for both genders, with 60.7% male. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Ever peaked in popularity in 2023 with 331 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ever as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ever paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ever has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Ever is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Ever is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,216
About 1 in 55,141 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
60.7% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2023
331 births
Total Registered
7,071
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ever
Ever is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (60.7%) and females (39.3%). Out of 7,071 total births registered, 4,294 were male and 2,777 were female.
Ever as a male name
Ranked #1,070 in 2024
203 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (205 births)
Ever as a female name
Ranked #1,764 in 2024
114 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (126 births)
Ever: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ever span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,329 babies were registered. While Ever is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ever by Decade
How has Ever tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ever by State
Birth registrations for Ever span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Oregon, Ohio, Michigan. On average, about 130 Evers were registered per state.
Ever + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ever as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ever
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ever: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ever?
We estimate approximately 6,216 people named Ever are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 55,141 Americans share this first name.
Is Ever a common name?
Ever is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,071 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ever most popular?
Ever reached peak popularity in 2023, when 331 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ever is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ever a male name?
Ever is predominantly male. 60.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ever Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ever Smith, Ever Johnson, Ever Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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