Boy · #6,443 in 2026

Everton

Everton is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.

  • Portuguese
Current Rank
#6,443
Peak Rank
#2,765 (1988)
Total Babies
570
5-Yr Trend
-15%
1917
First Year
2024
Last Year
1988
Peak Year
#2765
Peak Rank
570
Total Count
58
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Everton

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Everton is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.

Origin data from Behind the Name .

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Portuguese

The Story of Everton

American parents first put Everton on the record books as a baby boy name in 1917, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 20 Evertons were born — ranking #2,765 that year. About 22% of every Everton on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Everton last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 13 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 570 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Everton

Phonetically similar names — useful when Everton is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Everton

What does the name Everton mean?
Everton is a name with a single cultural origin: Portuguese.
What is the origin of the name Everton?
Everton has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Portuguese.
How popular is Everton in 2026?
In 2026, Everton ranks #6,443 among boys' names in the U.S., with 13 babies given the name that year.
When was Everton most popular?
Everton reached its peak popularity in 1988, ranking #2,765 that year with 20 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Everton most popular?
Everton has historically been most popular in New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Everton.
Is Everton a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Everton is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Everton?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Everton include Friend, Primus, Ott. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Everton

Everton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 570 births in the dataset. Everton's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #2,765. Use the chart and map above to compare Everton'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.