Is Ever a boy or girl name?
Ever is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 114 girls and 203 boys were named Ever, so 36% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 39.3% of the 7,071 US babies named Ever were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,070
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,764
- Babies named Ever since 1888
- 7,071
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 331 babies
Boys and girls named Ever, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 170 | 97.1% |
| 1920s | 0 | 239 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 192 | 100% |
| 1940s | 5 | 140 | 96.6% |
| 1950s | 6 | 53 | 89.8% |
| 1960s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1970s | 33 | 12 | 26.7% |
| 1980s | 173 | 10 | 5.5% |
| 1990s | 543 | 30 | 5.2% |
| 2000s | 1,294 | 239 | 15.6% |
| 2010s | 1,332 | 997 | 42.8% |
| 2020s | 903 | 573 | 38.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 203 | #1,070 | 114 | #1,764 |
| 2023 | 205 | #1,062 | 126 | #1,649 |
| 2022 | 174 | #1,171 | 123 | #1,696 |
| 2021 | 166 | #1,184 | 115 | #1,774 |
| 2020 | 155 | #1,217 | 95 | #1,982 |
| 2019 | 160 | #1,196 | 107 | #1,877 |
| 2018 | 119 | #1,461 | 99 | #1,984 |
| 2017 | 131 | #1,362 | 86 | #2,205 |
| 2016 | 134 | #1,332 | 86 | #2,232 |
| 2015 | 148 | #1,233 | 111 | #1,855 |
| 2014 | 140 | #1,274 | 113 | #1,806 |
| 2013 | 121 | #1,388 | 111 | #1,830 |
| 2012 | 127 | #1,339 | 90 | #2,120 |
| 2011 | 135 | #1,274 | 96 | #2,032 |
| 2010 | 117 | #1,417 | 98 | #2,033 |
| 2009 | 146 | #1,230 | 69 | #2,654 |
| 2008 | 175 | #1,072 | 39 | #4,033 |
| 2007 | 155 | #1,150 | 17 | #7,497 |
| 2006 | 148 | #1,145 | 27 | #5,134 |
| 2005 | 148 | #1,113 | 10 | #10,377 |
| 2004 | 126 | #1,210 | 23 | #5,431 |
| 2003 | 117 | #1,236 | 23 | #5,288 |
| 2002 | 97 | #1,364 | 16 | #6,809 |
| 2001 | 102 | #1,292 | 8 | #11,349 |
| 2000 | 80 | #1,507 | 7 | #12,205 |
| 1999 | 69 | #1,585 | 9 | #9,761 |
| 1998 | 58 | #1,748 | 7 | #11,519 |
| 1997 | 65 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,714 | 6 | #12,324 |
| 1995 | 50 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 54 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 54 | #1,641 | 8 | #9,867 |
| 1992 | 51 | #1,681 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 47 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,927 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,464 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,417 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,042 | 5 | #11,498 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,448 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,999 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,697 | 5 | #10,779 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,766 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,589 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,251 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,422 | 6 | #9,342 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,112 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,164 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,139 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,211 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,667 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,050 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,325 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,659 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,271 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,940 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,101 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,144 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,440 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,987 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,742 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,676 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,648 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,975 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,666 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,473 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,742 | 23 | #1,776 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,622 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,014 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,333 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,270 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,288 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,607 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,568 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,470 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,565 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,643 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,973 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,831 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,779 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,483 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,964 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,896 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,386 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,543 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,692 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,978 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,885 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,203 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,875 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,463 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,357 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,123 | 23 | #1,605 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,455 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,321 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,623 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,561 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,400 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,557 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,651 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,937 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,325 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,470 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,042 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,894 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,160 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 12 | #973 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,258 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,791 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,306 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,343 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 11 | #918 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,062 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,353 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ever reached #1,062 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #918 in 1893. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ever
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.