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Unisex name

Ever

/ˈɛvɚ/ · 39% girls, 61% boys · 300 born in 2025

Ever has been given to about 7,375 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɛvɚ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,552
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ever per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 331
  • Born in 2025300
  • All time7,375
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Ever?

Its best year was 2023, when 331 babies were given the name, ranking 1649th. The typical living American called Ever is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oklahoma, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Ever

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Denver0.75
  2. Trever0.75
  3. Peter0.70
  4. Eve0.71
  5. Elmer0.70
  6. Ember0.70
  7. Ester0.70
  8. Meyer0.70

Middle names for Ever

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ever Anne0.81
  2. Ever Catherine0.78
  3. Ever Josephine0.78
  4. Ever Marie0.77
  5. Ever Grace0.77
  6. Ever Jane0.77

Sibling names for Ever

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Westinbrother · 0.99
  2. Azariasister · 0.99
  3. Zaidbrother · 0.99
  4. Yousefbrother · 0.99
  5. Ayasister · 0.99
  6. Arieseither · 0.98

Where Ever is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oklahoma0.02%
  2. Virginia0.02%
  3. Texas0.01%
  4. Maryland0.01%
  5. Georgia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ever Anderson0.77
  2. Ever White0.72
  3. Ever Nguyen0.72
  4. Ever Moore0.72
  5. Ever Hill0.72
  6. Ever Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ever

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ever across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.