NameTides

Ever

Ever was the #1,196 boys' name in the US in 2025 (169 babies), and #2,789 in Canada.

Ever as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Ever as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanada
Ever as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,196 (169)—#2,789 (6)
2024#1,072 (203)—#2,710 (6)
2023#1,061 (205)——
2022#1,171 (174)#4,790 (3)—
2021#1,182 (166)——
2020#1,215 (155)#3,848 (4)#2,431 (6)
2019#1,193 (160)——
2018#1,458 (119)——
2017#1,360 (131)——
2016#1,329 (134)#4,023 (4)—
2015#1,231 (148)——
2014#1,272 (140)—#2,667 (5)
2013#1,387 (121)—#2,606 (5)
2012#1,336 (127)—#1,971 (8)
2011#1,271 (135)——

Ever as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Ever as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Ever as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,592 (131)#4,867 (4)#3,478 (5)
2024#1,719 (118)#4,193 (5)#1,949 (11)
2023#1,645 (126)#2,928 (8)—
2022#1,692 (123)—#2,133 (9)
2021#1,768 (115)#4,634 (4)#1,681 (13)
2020#1,977 (95)#4,535 (4)#1,758 (12)
2019#1,875 (107)—#2,610 (7)
2018#1,978 (99)#4,684 (4)#2,151 (9)
2017#2,200 (86)—#2,179 (9)
2016#2,221 (86)#4,763 (4)#1,906 (11)
2015#1,850 (111)—#1,757 (12)
2014#1,804 (113)—#1,455 (16)
2013#1,824 (111)—#1,686 (13)
2012#2,115 (90)—#2,158 (9)
2011#2,026 (96)—#2,156 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #1,061.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1916.
  • In 2025, 44% of US babies named Ever were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 10,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ever is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,000 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ever by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #829NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #957CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #798VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #809TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Ever (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EverCanadaGirls#3,4785
EverCanadaBoys#2,7896
EverEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
EverEngland & WalesBoys—too few
EverNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EverNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EverUSGirls#1,592131
EverUSBoys#1,196169