Everly
Girl name · #91 in 2025 · Well-known
Everly ranks #91 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 2,695 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #138, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 668 girls born in 2025 was named Everly.
Babies named Everly per year. Source: SSA.
The 81-year story
Everly first appears in the Social Security records in 1944, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2019, when 4,782 girls were named Everly — good for #42 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. 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.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Everly against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Everly in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Everly is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Everly is most common
Geography matters for names, and Everly is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Everly is most common in SD (4.9 per 1,000), ND (4.8 per 1,000), RI (4.5 per 1,000), NH (4.2 per 1,000), ID (4 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 2.1 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Everly is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Everly
Statistically, parents drawn to Everly tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Emery, Kinsley, Blakely, Emersyn, and Emilia.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Everly | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,695 | #91 |
| 2024 | 3,018 | #81 |
| 2023 | 3,176 | #69 |
| 2022 | 3,908 | #56 |
| 2021 | 4,395 | #50 |
| 2020 | 4,630 | #43 |
| 2019 | 4,782 | #42 |
| 2018 | 4,345 | #53 |
| 2017 | 3,524 | #82 |
| 2016 | 2,899 | #107 |
| 2015 | 2,331 | #138 |
| 2014 | 1,872 | #178 |
| 2013 | 817 | #379 |
| 2012 | 290 | #902 |
| 2011 | 229 | #1075 |
| 2010 | 159 | #1436 |
| 2009 | 116 | #1838 |
| 2008 | 46 | #3529 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6552 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5906 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10128 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7077 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9671 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13595 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9163 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Everly a popular girl name?
Everly ranked #91 among girls in 2025 with 2,695 babies given the name — firmly in the top 100, so yes, it’s a popular choice. Ten years earlier it ranked #138.
When was the name Everly most popular?
Everly peaked in 2019, when 4,782 American girls received the name (ranked #42 that year). Since 2019 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Everly?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 668 newborn American girls was named Everly. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
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.