Given name & surname
Everett
“as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar”
Everett is a form of Everhard. One English interpretation is “as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Everett carries the interpretation “as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar.” Everett is a form of Everhard. One English interpretation is “as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Everett is used as a form of Everhard.
The story
Its naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Everett through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 137,101
- 135,900 boys · 1,201 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 4,366 babies
- 2025
- 4,366
- #77 for boys · #2,306 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 4,287 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 77 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 79 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (353). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 58,340 as a first name in 2020; 37,752 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Everett’s family of names
In English usage, Everett shares a linguistic root with the German form Eberhard. In English usage, Everett has a related form in EVERETTE. Everett has a related form in Everard.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Everett has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Everettevariant · English
- Everrettvariant
- Averettvariant · English
- Everetvariant
- Everardvariant · English
- Everittvariant
- Everritvariant
- Everrittvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Everett
- Everett McGillAmerican actorborn 1945
- Everett DirksenAmerican politician (1896–1969)
- Everett SloaneAmerican actor (1909–1965)
- Everett ShinnAmerican artist (1876-1953)
- Everett BradleyAmerican pentathlete1897–1969
- Everett RogersAmerican academic1931–2004
- Everett Brownactor (1902-1953)
- Everett LeeAmerican conductor (1916–2022)
- Everett C. OlsonU.S. paleontologist, zoologist, and geologist (1910–1993)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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