Name meaning & stats
Evert
Evert means “brave as a boar” (Dutch origin). 1,117 US babies since 1940, peak 1943. Notable Everts are 1.8× over-represented as photographers.
What it means
“brave as a boar”
DutchSpelling of Everett
Everett around the world
- Эверетт · Russian
- إيفرت · Arabic
- אוורט · Hebrew
- エヴァレット · Japanese
- 埃弗雷特 · Chinese
Famous Everetts
- Everett McGill · American actor
In US birth records
Peak year: 1943
1,117 US babies were named Evert between 1940 and 2025.
Evert around the world
- Sweden: 130 babies since 1998, peak 2017, No. 476 in 2022
- Belgium: 238 babies since 1995, peak 1995
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Everts end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.0× | Medium · 12 people |
| Footballer | 0.9× | Medium · 10 people |
| Professor | 1.1× | Low · 7 people |
| Photographer | 1.8× | Low · 6 people |
Among notable men who are photographers, Everts show up 1.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 90 Everetts spell it Evert
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1943)