Everley
Everley was the 1246th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 181 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1060th with 240 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 381 places. More babies were named Everley in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Everly) wild-boar clearing (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,246 girls, down 175 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 181girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019240 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,389babies recorded
What does the name Everley mean?
Everley is a spelling of Everly, pronounced the same way, so it shares Everly's meaning and origin.
Everly is an English surname taken from the Wiltshire village of Everleigh. The place name joins Old English eofor, 'wild boar', with leah, 'woodland clearing', so it described a clearing where boars were found. Wikipedia describes the girl's name as a transfer of the place name and surname, and notes its fast rise in the US in the 2010s. Spellings such as Everleigh and Everlee are also used.
eofor (Old English, “wild boar”)lēah (Old English, “woodland clearing”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Everleigh, Everlee, Everley, Ever.
See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names that mean an animal, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Everly', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Everleigh', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Everly (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Everley popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,246 | 181 |
| 2020 | #1,071 | 231 |
| 2010 | #4,647 | 31 |
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How popular is Everley, counting every spelling?
Everley is a spelling of Everly, a name family that ranked #84 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,246 for Everley on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,529 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everly | 2,695 | #91 | 17,192 |
| Everlee | 554 | #545 | 3,695 |
| Everley | 181 | #1,246 | 956 |
| Everlie | 66 | #2,625 | 379 |
| Everli | 26 | #5,018 | 219 |
| Everlea | 7 | #12,311 | 70 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Everley?
181 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Everley (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Everley 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 46 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Everley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Everley?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Everley are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 9. That makes Everley a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Everley by state
How common Everley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (1.8×), Tennessee (1.6×). In 22 states fewer than five girls 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 Everley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Everley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Everley
What does Everley mean?
Everley is a spelling of Everly, which means “wild-boar clearing (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Everley?
Everley was the 1246th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 181 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 1060th with 240 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 381 places. More babies were named Everley in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Everley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Everley in the US.
Where is Everley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Everley was most common in Idaho (0.30 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Indiana.