Evert

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Evert is a Dutch and Nordic short form of the Germanic masculine name "Everhard". The Germanic meaning is brave as a boar. The Finish spelling is Eevert. The diminutive form is Eef. The English variant is Everett. The related surname is Everts.

From Wikipedia

Evert first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 142 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1923 with 96 babies (rank #656 that year). In 2024 it was given to 10 boys (rank #7,902). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Evert

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Evert yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,304

Total babies (all years)

142

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Evert

Evert Taubesongwriter · b. 1890

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	12	#543
1881	7	#734
1882	10	#619
1883	18	#419
1884	10	#631
1885	13	#528
1886	6	#882
1887	9	#649
1888	11	#624
1889	15	#486
1890	16	#467
1891	12	#531
1892	13	#581
1893	10	#672
1894	6	#998
1895	15	#535
1896	11	#689
1897	10	#694
1898	6	#1,045
1899	7	#888
1900	9	#929
1901	21	#412
1902	10	#762
1903	7	#945
1904	15	#593
1905	18	#554
1906	12	#721
1907	9	#949
1908	16	#665
1909	7	#1,191
1910	15	#794
1911	15	#872
1912	43	#640
1913	40	#736
1914	62	#642
1915	79	#654
1916	78	#674
1917	70	#744
1918	83	#685
1919	72	#763
1920	90	#676
1921	83	#726
1922	67	#834
1923	96	#656
1924	89	#693
1925	92	#668
1926	88	#677
1927	73	#769
1928	49	#985
1929	77	#706
1930	50	#962
1931	61	#802
1932	50	#918
1933	47	#909
1934	47	#922
1935	66	#760
1936	42	#956
1937	49	#884
1938	46	#932
1939	39	#1,018
1940	33	#1,165
1941	32	#1,176
1942	35	#1,174
1943	41	#1,064
1944	30	#1,222
1945	29	#1,232
1946	21	#1,573
1947	21	#1,668
1948	29	#1,357
1949	29	#1,356
1950	24	#1,507
1951	23	#1,568
1952	9	#2,742
1953	18	#1,856
1954	19	#1,782
1955	15	#2,078
1956	19	#1,853
1957	20	#1,810
1958	23	#1,654
1959	21	#1,774
1960	20	#1,830
1961	23	#1,704
1962	12	#2,423
1963	9	#2,918
1964	12	#2,458
1965	12	#2,401
1966	8	#3,068
1967	15	#2,061
1968	11	#2,626
1969	12	#2,587
1970	13	#2,662
1971	10	#3,214
1972	7	#4,121
1973	21	#2,001
1974	7	#4,318
1975	7	#4,475
1976	11	#3,342
1977	5	#6,166
1978	8	#4,278
1979	6	#5,576
1980	11	#3,694
1981	7	#5,103
1982	5	#6,674
1983	8	#4,633
1984	8	#4,684
1985	16	#2,989
1986	6	#6,188
1987	8	#5,108
1988	8	#5,358
1989	15	#3,681
1990	7	#6,647
1991	12	#4,573
1992	9	#5,791
1993	6	#7,959
1994	8	#6,553
1995	6	#8,128
1996	8	#6,698
1997	6	#8,495
1998	11	#5,588
1999	8	#7,373
2000	13	#5,376
2001	5	#11,108
2002	9	#7,217
2003	11	#6,391
2004	12	#6,251
2005	7	#9,429
2006	9	#8,214
2007	7	#10,108
2008	8	#9,253
2009	12	#6,930
2011	8	#9,004
2012	10	#7,729
2013	15	#5,745
2014	8	#9,037
2015	11	#7,218
2016	15	#5,868
2017	13	#6,426
2018	8	#9,076
2020	6	#11,025
2021	9	#8,371
2022	6	#11,290
2024	10	#7,902