Everett: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: Everett originated as a surname before transitioning into a given name like today.

Everett Overview

Meaning

Brave as a wild boar

Gender

Boy

Origin

English, German

Etymology

Derived from the Old English surname “Everard”, coming from the Old English elements “eofor”.

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈɛvərɪt/

Popularity

Often ranked within the top 100 boys’ names in recent years.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

5 (Visionary, Expansive, Adventurous)

Name Styles

Vintage, Cool, Unique, Cute

Associated Traits

Brave, strong, resilient, courageous

Name Day

October 24th

Everett Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Everard, Eberhard, Evert, Evered, Everet, Everhardt, Evrett, Evrard, Averett, Everton

Common Nicknames

Ev, Rhett, Ever, Evy, Ett

Diminutives

Evie, Rey, Evee, Ettio, Evy

Famous People

Everett Sloane
(American Actor)
Everett McGill
(American Actor)
Everett Koop
(American Surgeon General)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Everett K. Ross
("Black Panther," Movie)
Everett Young
("Stargate Universe," TV Series)
Everett Stone
("The Family Stone," Movie)

Places

Everett City
(Washington, USA)
Everett City
(Massachusetts, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Everett?

The name Everett means “brave as a wild boar”, combining the elements “eofor,” meaning “boar,” and “heard,” meaning “brave” or “hardy.”

The name evokes images of strength, courage, and resilience.

What Is the Origin of The Name Everett?

Everett has English and German origins. The name was introduced to England by the Normans following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Germanic roots of the name come from elements meaning “boar” and “hardy” or “brave”.

Everett Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Everett in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#822021	#812022	#882023
Top 3 Rankings	#811906	#812022	#822021

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Everett

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	88 (-7 from 2022)	3808 (-323 from 2022)	0.20796
2022	81 (+1 from 2021)	4131 (-116 from 2021)	0.22056
2021	82 (+7 from 2020)	4247 (+234 from 2020)	0.22668
2020	89 (+5 from 2019)	4013 (-69 from 2019)	0.21696
2019	94 (+1 from 2018)	4082 (+57 from 2018)	0.21241
2018	95 (+10 from 2017)	4025 (+245 from 2017)	0.20707
2017	105 (+9 from 2016)	3780 (+267 from 2016)	0.19099
2016	114 (+22 from 2015)	3513 (+463 from 2015)	0.17343
2015	136 (+31 from 2014)	3050 (+512 from 2014)	0.14919
2014	167 (+22 from 2013)	2538 (+390 from 2013)	0.12385
2013	189 (+25 from 2012)	2148 (+408 from 2012)	0.10630
2012	214 (+44 from 2011)	1740 (+397 from 2011)	0.08575
2011	258 (+29 from 2010)	1343 (+165 from 2010)	0.06611
2010	287 (+33 from 2009)	1178 (+181 from 2009)	0.05734
2009	320 (+62 from 2008)	997 (+194 from 2008)	0.04701
2008	382 (-1 from 2007)	803 (-1 from 2007)	0.03683
2007	381 (+68 from 2006)	804 (+204 from 2006)	0.03630
2006	449 (+85 from 2005)	600 (+145 from 2005)	0.02737
2005	534 (+1 from 2004)	455 (+15 from 2004)	0.02139
2004	535 (+37 from 2003)	440 (+53 from 2003)	0.02082
2003	572 (+18 from 2002)	387 (+33 from 2002)	0.01842
2002	590 (+8 from 2001)	354 (+24 from 2001)	0.01713
2001	598 (-12 from 2000)	330 (-10 from 2000)	0.01595
2000	586 (-8 from 1999)	340 (+3 from 1999)	0.01628
1999	578 (+4 from 1998)	337 (+4 from 1998)	0.01653
1998	582 (+14 from 1997)	333 (+36 from 1997)	0.01642
1997	596 (+21 from 1996)	297 (+15 from 1996)	0.01487
1996	617 (+32 from 1995)	282 (+24 from 1995)	0.01407
1995	649 (-32 from 1994)	258 (-28 from 1994)	0.01283
1994	617 (-25 from 1993)	286 (-16 from 1993)	0.01403
1993	592 (+3 from 1992)	302 (+3 from 1992)	0.01462
1992	595 (-4 from 1991)	299 (+3 from 1991)	0.01424
1991	591 (-35 from 1990)	296 (-35 from 1990)	0.01396
1990	556 (-15 from 1989)	331 (+9 from 1989)	0.01538
1989	541 (-28 from 1988)	322 No change from 1988	0.01536
1988	513 (+4 from 1987)	322 (+20 from 1987)	0.01608
1987	517 (+10 from 1986)	302 (+20 from 1986)	0.01549
1986	527 (-18 from 1985)	282 (-11 from 1985)	0.01467
1985	509 (-22 from 1984)	293 (-4 from 1984)	0.01523
1984	487 (+3 from 1983)	297 (+2 from 1983)	0.01583
1983	490 (-23 from 1982)	295 (-33 from 1982)	0.01583
1982	467 (-19 from 1981)	328 (-13 from 1981)	0.01738
1981	448 (+12 from 1980)	341 (+5 from 1980)	0.01831
1980	460 (-2 from 1979)	336 (+19 from 1979)	0.01812
1979	458 (+7 from 1978)	317 (+16 from 1978)	0.01770
1978	465 (-12 from 1977)	301 (-10 from 1977)	0.01762
1977	453 (-21 from 1976)	311 (-9 from 1976)	0.01819
1976	432 (-19 from 1975)	320 (-30 from 1975)	0.01960
1975	413 (+10 from 1974)	350 (+5 from 1974)	0.02157
1974	423 (-26 from 1973)	345 (-37 from 1973)	0.02116
1973	397 (-17 from 1972)	382 (-43 from 1972)	0.02367
1972	380 (+1 from 1971)	425 (-18 from 1971)	0.02539
1971	381 (-1 from 1970)	443 (-10 from 1970)	0.02437
1970	380 (-15 from 1969)	453 (-14 from 1969)	0.02378
1969	365 (-18 from 1968)	467 (-30 from 1968)	0.02553
1968	347 (-26 from 1967)	497 (-45 from 1967)	0.02799
1967	321 (-7 from 1966)	542 (-15 from 1966)	0.03046
1966	314 (-19 from 1965)	557 (-97 from 1965)	0.03064
1965	295 (+4 from 1964)	654 (-43 from 1964)	0.03452
1964	299 (-6 from 1963)	697 (-5 from 1963)	0.03439
1963	293 (+9 from 1962)	702 (+50 from 1962)	0.03400
1962	302 (-7 from 1961)	652 (-39 from 1961)	0.03102
1961	295 (+17 from 1960)	691 (+61 from 1960)	0.03204
1960	312 (-14 from 1959)	630 (-62 from 1959)	0.02909
1959	298 (-6 from 1958)	692 (+19 from 1958)	0.03194
1958	292 (-12 from 1957)	673 (-55 from 1957)	0.03123
1957	280 (+1 from 1956)	728 (+35 from 1956)	0.03326
1956	281 (-19 from 1955)	693 (-20 from 1955)	0.03229
1955	262 (-9 from 1954)	713 (-48 from 1954)	0.03411
1954	253 (-1 from 1953)	761 (+16 from 1953)	0.03678
1953	252 (-4 from 1952)	745 (-4 from 1952)	0.03721
1952	248 (-4 from 1951)	749 (-20 from 1951)	0.03796
1951	244 (+1 from 1950)	769 (+20 from 1950)	0.04023
1950	245 (-26 from 1949)	749 (-86 from 1949)	0.04118
1949	219 (-6 from 1948)	835 (-46 from 1948)	0.04634
1948	213 No change from 1947	881 (-15 from 1947)	0.04942
1947	213 (-22 from 1946)	896 (-39 from 1946)	0.04823
1946	191 (-6 from 1945)	935 (+107 from 1945)	0.05665
1945	185 (-11 from 1944)	828 (-136 from 1944)	0.06037
1944	174 No change from 1943	964 (-38 from 1943)	0.06939
1943	174 (-13 from 1942)	1002 (-55 from 1942)	0.06888
1942	161 (+5 from 1941)	1057 (+68 from 1941)	0.07506
1941	166 (+2 from 1940)	989 (+62 from 1940)	0.07881
1940	168 (-5 from 1939)	927 (-50 from 1939)	0.07815
1939	163 (-4 from 1938)	977 (-22 from 1938)	0.08621
1938	159 (-3 from 1937)	999 (+23 from 1937)	0.08790
1937	156 (-2 from 1936)	976 No change from 1936	0.08924
1936	154 (-8 from 1935)	976 (-95 from 1935)	0.09170
1935	146 (-1 from 1934)	1071 (+3 from 1934)	0.10013
1934	145 (-6 from 1933)	1068 (-60 from 1933)	0.10057
1933	139 (+1 from 1932)	1128 (-77 from 1932)	0.11057
1932	140 (-4 from 1931)	1205 (-24 from 1931)	0.11215
1931	136 (-2 from 1930)	1229 (-97 from 1930)	0.11488
1930	134 (-4 from 1929)	1326 (+17 from 1929)	0.11740
1929	130 (-7 from 1928)	1309 (-118 from 1928)	0.11818
1928	123 (-3 from 1927)	1427 (-143 from 1927)	0.12505
1927	120 (-1 from 1926)	1570 (+1 from 1926)	0.13512
1926	119 (-11 from 1925)	1569 (-48 from 1925)	0.13698
1925	108 (-4 from 1924)	1617 (-79 from 1924)	0.14044
1924	104 (-5 from 1923)	1696 (-49 from 1923)	0.14508
1923	99 (-1 from 1922)	1745 (-53 from 1922)	0.15411
1922	98 (-3 from 1921)	1798 (-115 from 1921)	0.15979
1921	95 No change from 1920	1913 (+86 from 1920)	0.16811
1920	95 (-3 from 1919)	1827 (+55 from 1919)	0.16597
1919	92 (+1 from 1918)	1772 (-119 from 1918)	0.17453
1918	93 (+1 from 1917)	1891 (+157 from 1917)	0.18033
1917	94 (-3 from 1916)	1734 (-30 from 1916)	0.18076
1916	91 (-2 from 1915)	1764 (+33 from 1915)	0.19107
1915	89 (+1 from 1914)	1731 (+395 from 1914)	0.19650
1914	90 (+7 from 1913)	1336 (+388 from 1913)	0.19552
1913	97 (-1 from 1912)	948 (+142 from 1912)	0.17678
1912	96 (+6 from 1911)	806 (+422 from 1911)	0.17853
1911	102 (-14 from 1910)	384 (+2 from 1910)	0.15908
1910	88 (+2 from 1909)	382 (+68 from 1909)	0.18320
1909	90 No change from 1908	314 (+20 from 1908)	0.17754
1908	90 (-2 from 1907)	294 (-8 from 1907)	0.17672
1907	88 (-7 from 1906)	302 (+11 from 1906)	0.19044
1906	81 (+8 from 1905)	291 (+21 from 1905)	0.20199
1905	89 (+6 from 1904)	270 (+41 from 1904)	0.18850
1904	95 No change from 1903	229 (+25 from 1903)	0.16534
1903	95 (-7 from 1902)	204 (-34 from 1902)	0.15775
1902	88 (-2 from 1901)	238 (+20 from 1901)	0.17928
1901	86 (+14 from 1900)	218 (-19 from 1900)	0.18859
1900	100 (-5 from 1899)	237 (+56 from 1899)	0.14618
1899	95 No change from 1898	181 (-31 from 1898)	0.15713
1898	95 (+5 from 1897)	212 (+33 from 1897)	0.16049
1897	100 (-10 from 1896)	179 (-45 from 1896)	0.14679
1896	90 (+4 from 1895)	224 (+17 from 1895)	0.17355
1895	94 (-8 from 1894)	207 (-19 from 1894)	0.16345
1894	86 (+23 from 1893)	226 (+66 from 1893)	0.18096
1893	109 (-4 from 1892)	160 (-16 from 1892)	0.13219
1892	105 (-12 from 1891)	176 (+2 from 1891)	0.13389
1891	93 (+9 from 1890)	174 (+11 from 1890)	0.15925
1890	102 No change from 1889	163 No change from 1889	0.13617
1889	102 (+5 from 1888)	163 (+7 from 1888)	0.13694
1888	107 (-5 from 1887)	156 (+16 from 1887)	0.12009
1887	102 (+1 from 1886)	140 (-10 from 1886)	0.12807
1886	103 (+6 from 1885)	150 (+22 from 1885)	0.12601
1885	109 (+3 from 1884)	128 (-6 from 1884)	0.11040
1884	112 (-20 from 1883)	134 (-9 from 1883)	0.10918
1883	92 (+13 from 1882)	143 (+4 from 1882)	0.12714
1882	105 (+5 from 1881)	139 (+28 from 1881)	0.11391
1881	110 (+10 from 1880)	111 (+1 from 1880)	0.10252
1880	120 First SSA data recorded	110 First SSA data recorded	0.09291

American States Popularity Rankings for Everett

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

#1292021

#1442022

#1622023

Texas (TX)

#1152021

#1112022

#1222023

Illinois (IL)

#792021

#732022

#952023

Ohio (OH)

#622021

#582022

#402023

New York (NY)

#1522021

#1342022

#1312023

Missouri (MO)

#432021

#482022

#362023

Indiana (IN)

#352021

#362022

#562023

Kentucky (KY)

#762021

#752022

#622023

Virginia (VA)

#732021

#592022

#822023

North Carolina (NC)

#552021

#842022

#792023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#812021

#892022

#882023

Michigan (MI)

#792021

#602022

#852023

Florida (FL)

#1212021

#1132022

#1412023

Tennessee (TN)

#482021

#562022

#602023

Massachusetts (MA)

#1182021

#1812022

#1672023

Oklahoma (OK)

#782021

#512022

#412023

Minnesota (MN)

#322021

#322022

#312023

Georgia (GA)

#932021

#862022

#1082023

Iowa (IA)

#372021

#302022

#382023

Wisconsin (WI)

#272021

#432022

#382023

Kansas (KS)

#492021

#542022

#452023

Colorado (CO)

#482021

#542022

#442023

West Virginia (WV)

#1212021

#1592022

#842023

New Jersey (NJ)

#1342021

#1512022

#1952023

Washington (WA)

#1112021

#782022

#1102023

Oregon (OR)

#302021

#352022

#492023

Arkansas (AR)

#1052021

#752022

#532023

Louisiana (LA)

#1292021

#1132022

#1002023

Maryland (MD)

#892021

#1052022

#1362023

Maine (ME)

#172021

#322022

#382023

Alabama (AL)

#782021

#1052022

#552023

Nebraska (NE)

#422021

#382022

#512023

South Carolina (SC)

#882021

#1022022

#862023

Arizona (AZ)

#1082021

#862022

#1282023

Connecticut (CT)

#692021

#1152022

#1562023

Mississippi (MS)

#1612021

#1402022

#1382023

Utah (UT)

#652021

#412022

#782023

Idaho (ID)

#332021

#502022

#282023

Rhode Island (RI)

#912021

#1492022

#882023

New Hampshire (NH)

#512021

#542022

#802023

South Dakota (SD)

#502021

#472022

#592023

Montana (MT)

#292021

#612022

#132023

District of Columbia (DC)

#1252021

#1392022

#1352023

North Dakota (ND)

#262021

#292022

#272023

Vermont (VT)

#272021

#112022

#312023

New Mexico (NM)

#1092021

#1402022

#2422023

Nevada (NV)

#1052021

#1082022

#1862023

Alaska (AK)

#322021

#352022

#482023

Hawaii (HI)

#1462020

#1372021

#1902023

Wyoming (WY)

#252021

#252022

#702023

Delaware (DE)

#1582020

#1422021

#1212023

Popularity Rankings for Everett in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada

#762021

#802022

#482023

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand

#4372019

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada

#9782019

#9602020

#9802021

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Everett a Name for Boys or Girls?

Traditionally, Everett is a name for boys. It has been predominantly used for males due to its strong and masculine connotations.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Everett

Everard
Eberhard
Evert
Evered
Everet
Everhardt
Evrett
Evrard
Averett
Everton

Ev
Meaning: Advice, to speak
Origin: Dutch, LatinRhett
Ever
Evy
Ett

Evie
Rey
Evee
Ettio
Evy

Everett in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Everett Sloane (Actor, 1909-1965): An American actor and songwriter, known for his work in Orson Welles' films, including "Citizen Kane" and "The Lady from Shanghai."
Everett McGill (Actor, born 1945): An American actor, best known for his roles in "Twin Peaks" and "The People Under the Stairs."
Everett Koop (Surgeon General, 1916-2013): An American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator, renowned for his tenure as the Surgeon General of the United States.

Everett K. Ross ("Black Panther," 2018, Movie): A fictional character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by Martin Freeman, known for his diplomatic and intelligence roles in the series.
Everett Young ("Stargate Universe," 2009, TV Series): A fictional character in the science fiction TV series "Stargate Universe," depicted as the commanding officer of the spaceship Destiny.
Everett Stone ("The Family Stone," 2005, Movie): A character played by Dermot Mulroney in the romantic comedy-drama film, known for his complicated family dynamics and romantic entanglements.

Everett (Washington, USA): A city in the state of Washington, known for its significant role in the aerospace industry, including the Boeing assembly plant.
Everett (Massachusetts, USA): A city located just north of Boston, known for its diverse community and historic sites.

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Everett Name Meaning

Everett Overview

Everett Variations in Different Cultures

What Is the Meaning of Everett?

What Is the Origin of The Name Everett?

Everett Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Everett in the U.S. over the Years

American States Popularity Rankings for Everett

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Texas (TX)

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Ohio (OH)

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Missouri (MO)

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Mississippi (MS)

Utah (UT)

Idaho (ID)

Rhode Island (RI)

New Hampshire (NH)

South Dakota (SD)

Montana (MT)

District of Columbia (DC)

North Dakota (ND)

Vermont (VT)

New Mexico (NM)

Nevada (NV)

Alaska (AK)

Hawaii (HI)

Wyoming (WY)

Delaware (DE)

Popularity in Canada

Popularity in New Zealand

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Is Everett a Name for Boys or Girls?

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Everett

Everett in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

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