girls:
2.7k births since 1888
#3355 (41st percentile)
boys:
4.1k births since 1916
#1915 (58th percentile)
overall:
6.8k births since 1888
#3269 (58th percentile)
The name Ever is the #3,269 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 6,751 recorded births since 1888. This represents the 57.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 57.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,915 (58.2% percentile) for all time with 4,091 births since 1916. For girls, it ranks #3,355 (41.3% percentile) for all time with 2,660 births since 1888.
Ever first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1888 (1888 for girls and 1916 for boys). Birth data for Ever is available in 113 out of the 136 years between 1888 and 2023 (95 years for girls and 52 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Ever has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (60.6% of all recorded births). In 2023, 61.9% of babies named Ever were boys. Interestingly, until around 1976, the name was more popular for girls (97.8% girls from 1888 to 1975), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (70.1% boys from 1976 to 2023).
For boys, Ever reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 22.0% percentile (ranked #711) with 112 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 112 births per million (ranked 22.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2014, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Ever is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #711 (22.0% percentile) with 112 births per million.
For girls, Ever reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 12.8% percentile (ranked #826) with 72 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 72 births per million (ranked 12.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Ever is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #826 (12.8% percentile) with 72 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Ever".
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Our model is 100.0% confident that Ever is pronounced as EH-ver, which has 2 syllables.
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