Everest
Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at its summit. Its height was most recently measured in 2020 through a joint survey by Nepalese and Chinese authorities as 8,848.86 m.
Meaning & Origin of Everest
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at its summit. Its height was most recently measured in 2020 through a joint survey by Nepalese and Chinese authorities as 8,848.86 m.
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The Story of Everest
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Everest as a girl name dates back to 2005, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 133 newborns named Everest — #1,577 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 66% of all recorded Everests. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,235 among girl names with 84 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 1K Everests have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Everest as a boy name dates back to 1914, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 313 newborns named Everest — #811 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 59% of all recorded Everests. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #811 among boy names with 313 births, rising sharply (+53% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Everests have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Everest
Everest is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Everest's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #811. Use the chart and map above to compare Everest's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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