Everest
Top 1000
About Everest
This twist on the popular Everett takes it to lofty heights and gives it a geographical and nature-inspired link. The snow-capped Everest could make a name that stands out without feeling too out there, and it may be seen more often in the classroom (that is, outside of the textbooks) in coming years.
Mount Everest is named after George Everest, a British surveyor, whose surname means "from Évreux", a place in Normandy. As a given name, it entered the Top 1000 in 2020, though it has been used sporadically since the beginning of the 20th century. Chosen for 290 American boys in 2024, it is a unisex option, also given to 80 girls.
Pronounced EV-er-est.
As of October 2026, Everest ranked #796 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #689.
Editor's take: The name Everest is a boy's name meaning "from Évreux".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,801 | 83 | 43.2 |
| 2015 | #1,497 | 111 | 57.9 |
| 2016 | #1,267 | 144 | 75.9 |
| 2017 | #1,368 | 130 | 70.2 |
| 2018 | #1,114 | 175 | 96.4 |
| 2019 | #1,044 | 197 | 109.8 |
| 2020 | #985 | 216 | 125.1 |
| 2021 | #898 | 256 | 146.3 |
| 2022 | #830 | 299 | 171.2 |
| 2023 | #837 | 291 | 170.1 |
| 2024 | #845 | 285 | 165.4 |
| 2025 | #796 | 315 | 184.4 |
World rankings
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Everest on lists
Famous Everests
- George Everest
British surveyor,general of India
- Timothy Everest
Welsh fashion designer
- Jet Everest Torstensson (b. 2017)
son of fashion mogul Natalie Massenet
Everest in pop culture
- Mount Everest
the highest mountain in the world, in the Himalayas, on the Nepal,China frontier, named for Sir George Everest
- From an English surname meaning "person from Evreux." Evreux is a town in Normandy (France)
itself derived from the Celtic tribal name Eburovices "dwellers on the River Eure."