Carver
Carver was the 1499th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 117 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1272nd; the most babies were born in 2018 (143). Over the last ten years it has moved down 227 places. More babies were named Carver in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,499 boys, down 61 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 117boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018143 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,263babies recorded
Carver popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,899 | #1,499 | 16 | 117 |
| 2020 | #9,698 | #1,438 | 10 | 120 |
| 2010 | — | #1,614 | — | 97 |
| 2000 | — | #3,555 | — | 23 |
| 1990 | — | #4,708 | — | 11 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | #3,311 | — | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | #3,069 | — | 7 |
| 1940 | — | #1,743 | — | 16 |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #3,891 | — | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Carver, counting every spelling?
Carver is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,306 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,499 for Carver on its own. Together these spellings went to 136 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver | 117 | #1,499 | 619 |
| Karver | 19 | #5,121 | 95 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Carver?
117 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carver (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Carver born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 72 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carver.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carver?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Carver are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 20. That makes Carver a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Carver by state
How common Carver was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Iowa (10.3×). In 32 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Carver: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carver, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Carver
How popular is the name Carver?
Carver was the 1499th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 117 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1272nd; the most babies were born in 2018 (143). Over the last ten years it has moved down 227 places. More babies were named Carver in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Carver a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Carver in the US.
Where is Carver most popular?
In 2021–2025, Carver was most common in Iowa (0.74 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oregon and Minnesota.