Ever

Meaning: Always, forever
Origin: English — From the word ever

Boy's name · #1196 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

60% boys · 40% girls — Ever is also given to girls: 131 in 2025, about 40% in recent years. Ever →

Popularity over time

Ever is near its high-water mark: it reached #1063 in 2023 and still ranked #1196 in 2025. About 4,500 boys have carried it since 1916.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,073 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,789 in Canada (2025) · #4,155 in France (2025) · #11,275 in Italy (2024) · #2,193 in Sweden (2023) · #4,790 in England & Wales (2022).

Famous Evers

Éver Banega — Argentine footballer (born 1988)
Ever Palacios — Colombian footballer (born 1969)
Ever Hugo Almeida — Paraguayan footballer (born 1948)
Ever Guzmán — Mexican footballer (born 1988)
Ever Hernández — Salvadoran footballer (born 1958)

What Evers become

Among 47 notable people named Ever:

Sports figures appear 2.38× more often than among typical names — e.g. Éver Banega, Argentine footballer (born 1988).

Similar names: Isael · Everhett · Eder · Ander · Ender · Enoc

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