Given name & surname
Ever
“resembling a wild boar”
Ever is a variant of Evers. One English interpretation is “resembling a wild boar.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ever is a variant of Evers. One English interpretation is “resembling a wild boar.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ever is a variant of Evers. An origin associated with Evers is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ever through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,375
- 4,463 boys · 2,912 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 331 babies
- 2025
- 300
- #1,196 for boys · #1,599 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +31%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 60% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 169 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,196 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 131 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (33). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,512 as a first name in 2020; 110 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ever
- Ever PalaciosColombian association football playerborn 1969
- Ever CarradineAmerican actressborn 1974
- Ever HernándezSalvadoran footballerborn 1958
- Ever AlmeidaParaguayan footballerborn 1948
- Ever ValenciaColombian association football playerborn 1996
- Ever CanteroParaguayan footballerborn 1985
- Ever AmarillaParaguayan Footballerborn 1984
- Éver AlfaroCosta Rican footballerborn 1982
- Ever CaballeroParaguayan footballerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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