Everest
Boy name · #796 in 2025 · Rare
Everest is currently the #796 boy name in the United States — 315 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1491, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 5,714 boys born in 2025 was named Everest.
Babies named Everest per year. Source: SSA.
The 111-year story
Everest first appears in the Social Security records in 1914, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 315 babies and a rank of #796. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Everest in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Everest is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Everest will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Everest is most common
Geography matters for names, and Everest is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Everest is most common in CO (0.4 per 1,000), IN (0.4 per 1,000), MI (0.3 per 1,000), WA (0.3 per 1,000), TN (0.3 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Everest is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Everest
Statistically, parents drawn to Everest tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Forest, West, Evander, Quest, and Ryatt.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Everest | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 315 | #796 |
| 2024 | 289 | #843 |
| 2023 | 291 | #835 |
| 2022 | 299 | #830 |
| 2021 | 256 | #897 |
| 2020 | 216 | #986 |
| 2019 | 197 | #1044 |
| 2018 | 175 | #1113 |
| 2017 | 130 | #1365 |
| 2016 | 144 | #1266 |
| 2015 | 111 | #1491 |
| 2014 | 83 | #1794 |
| 2013 | 44 | #2668 |
| 2012 | 46 | #2632 |
| 2011 | 38 | #3000 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4099 |
| 2009 | 36 | #3162 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3486 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3313 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4865 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3941 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3735 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5035 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4322 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5142 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Everest a popular boy name?
Everest ranked #796 among boys in 2025 with 315 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1491.
When was the name Everest most popular?
Everest peaked in 2025, when 315 American boys received the name (ranked #796 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Everest?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 5,714 newborn American boys was named Everest. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.