Given name & surname
Everette
“as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar”
In English use, Everette has a related form in Everett. In English use, Everett carries the interpretation “as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Everette has a related form in Everett. In English use, Everett carries the interpretation “as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Everette has a related form in Everett. The history of Everett gives this family its wider story. Everett’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Everette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,584
- 11,090 boys · 494 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 211 babies
- 2025
- 149
- #1,575 for boys · #3,667 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +32%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 73% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 108 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,575 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 211 in 1919. It also appeared in 41 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, North Carolina had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,891 as a first name in 2020; 3,451 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.
Everette’s family of names
In English usage, Everette has a related form in Everett.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Everette
- E. Howard HuntAmerican intelligence officer and author (1918-2007)
- Everette B. HowardAmerican politician (1873-1950)
- Everette StephensAmerican basketball player (born 1966)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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