Carver Boy
How popular is Carver?
#1,499 boy name in 2025
117 baby boys were named Carver in the US in 2025, making it the 1499th most popular boy name. Another 16 girls got the name (#6,837 for girls).
Carver popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,499 for boys (▼ 40 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 117 boys, 16 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-17% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,271 in 2015, #1,437 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2018 (143 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,271 in 2015 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 93% boys, 7% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Carver counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Carver family of names ranked #1,208 for boys in 2025 (#1,193 the year before), with 136 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Carver | 117 | 86% |
| Karver | 19 | 14% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Carver is most popular
Babies named Carver per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Carver by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 22 | #2,543 |
| 1920s | 49 | #2,902 |
| 1930s | 64 | #1,958 |
| 1940s | 142 | #1,444 |
| 1950s | 72 | #2,366 |
| 1960s | 48 | #2,537 |
| 1970s | 31 | #3,280 |
| 1980s | 38 | #4,969 |
| 1990s | 171 | #2,661 |
| 2000s | 577 | #1,730 |
| 2010s | 1,208 | #1,271 |
| 2020s | 739 | #1,407 |
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Questions
- Is Carver a boy or girl name?
- Carver is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Carver were boys.
- How popular is the name Carver?
- 117 baby boys were named Carver in the US in 2025, making it the 1499th most popular boy name. Another 16 girls got the name (#6,837 for girls).
- When was Carver most popular?
- Carver peaked in 2018, when 143 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,271 in 2015.
- How many people are named Carver?
- 3,263 babies have been named Carver in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,003 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Carver most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Carver was most common in Iowa, at 0.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.