Everett

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A few things about Everett you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Everett

Everett McGill

American actor

Choose Everett and your child shares a first name with Everett McGill, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Everett, like who?” Everett McGill's Wikipedia article is available in 30 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 398 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Everett, 4,287 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, there'd probably be one other Everett.
• 📜HistoryEverett has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Everetts, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearEverett is at its all-time high right now: #77 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowEverett is 14× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 5,777 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 398.
• 📍Where it's lovedEverett is most popular in Vermont, where it ranks #16, followed by Alaska (#23) and Maine (#23). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Germanic, Everett means “brave as a boar”.

About the name Everett

Everett is a boy name meaning “brave as a boar”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-ett”. US birth records list Everett for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #77 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #77, with 4,287 babies.