Given name & surname
Evert
“as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar”·“resembling a wild boar”
Evert is a form of Eberhard. One German interpretation is “as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar.” Evert is a variant of Evers. One English interpretation is “resembling a wild boar.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Evert is a form of Eberhard. One German interpretation is “as strong as a boar; as brave as a boar.” Evert is a variant of Evers. One English interpretation is “resembling a wild boar.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Evert is a form of Eberhard. An origin associated with Eberhard is Germanic. In Dutch use, Evert is a diminutive of Everhard. An origin associated with Everhard is English. In Dutch use, Evert is a diminutive of Everard. A possible origin is Old English, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Dutch usage, Evert is a diminutive of Dutch. In Dutch usage, Evert is a diminutive of Everard.
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.
From dated birth records
Evert through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,316
- 3,316 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 96 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #6,918 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,918 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 96 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,466 as a first name in 2020; 2,197 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.
Evert’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Evert has a short form in Eve. Evert shares a linguistic root with Eberhard. In Swedish usage, Evert has a related form in German.
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Around the world
Evert has relatives in 6 languages.
12 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Eveshort form · Swedish
- Germanvariant · Swedish
- Dutchfull form · Dutch
- Everttlikely variant
- Ebertvariant · German
- Eberhardvariant · Swedish
- Everardfull form · Dutch
- Eversvariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Evert
- Evert KroonDutch water polo player (1946–2018)
- Evert GunnarssonSwedish rower1929–2022
- Evert van Aelstpainter from the Northern Netherlands (1602-1657)
- Evert DolmanDutch road bicycle racer (1946–1993)
- Evert HornSwedish field marshal (1585-1615)
- Evert Collierpainter from the Northern Netherlands (1642-1708)
- Evert LundqvistSwedish footballer (1900-1979)
- Evert LinthorstDutch footballerborn 2000
- Evert Jan BulderDutch footballer (1894-1973)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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