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ˈɛv.ɚ.li
Ever-meadow
ˈɛv.ɚ.li
Variant spelling of Everly, an English place name from Old English eofor ('wild boar') + leah ('clearing, meadow'). The -leigh spelling tilts modern-American-feminine. Everleigh Soutas the YouTube child star anchored the late-2010s naming surge.
Everleigh is a modern American spelling variant of Everly, an English place name from the Old English eofor ('wild boar') + lēah ('clearing, meadow'), giving 'wild-boar clearing.' Originally a surname; the -leigh spelling reads as modern American feminine. Beyoncé and Jay-Z's daughter Rumi and Channing Tatum's daughter Everly raised celebrity-baby awareness for the underlying Everly. Everleigh Soutas (born 2012, daughter of YouTube influencer Savannah LaBrant) is the millennial-parent anchor through her viral dance videos. As a US first name Everleigh is post-2014, climbing fast. It entered the US top 500 in 2017. Common short: Ever or Eve.
The standard spelling is Everleigh. Common variants include Everly, Everlee, Everleah, but Everleigh is the most widely used form.
peaked at #94 in 2020, currently #194 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–2025. Reviewed August 2026. See where the names are moving
Everly (Y), Everleigh (-LEIGH), and Everlee (-LEE) are all the same name; Everleigh is the most stylized modern American spelling.
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