Ever
Ever was the 1196th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 169 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1063rd with 205 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 38 places. More babies were named Ever in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,196 boys, up 21 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 169boys
- Girls and boys
- 40% girls, 60% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023205 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,375babies recorded
Ever popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,599 | #1,196 | 131 | 169 |
| 2020 | #1,982 | #1,217 | 95 | 155 |
| 2010 | #2,033 | #1,417 | 98 | 117 |
| 2000 | #12,205 | #1,507 | 7 | 80 |
| 1990 | — | #1,912 | — | 40 |
| 1980 | — | #4,251 | — | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | #4,440 | — | 7 | — |
| 1940 | #4,014 | — | 6 | — |
| 1930 | #1,831 | — | 20 | — |
| 1920 | #2,203 | — | 17 | — |
| 1910 | #1,557 | — | 10 | — |
| 1900 | #1,258 | — | 10 | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Ever, counting every spelling?
Ever has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,141 for boys in 2025, against #1,196 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Ever?
169 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ever (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ever born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 50 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ever.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ever?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Ever are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 23. That makes Ever mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ever by state
How common Ever was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (2.1×), North Carolina (1.7×), Texas (1.6×), Virginia (1.5×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ever: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ever, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ever
How popular is the name Ever?
Ever was the 1196th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 169 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1063rd with 205 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 38 places. More babies were named Ever in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ever a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 40% girls, 60% boys given the name Ever in the US.
Where is Ever most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ever was most common in Maryland (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Texas.