Carver

#6,838 for girls in 2025, 16 births · #1,499 for boys in 2025, 117 births
Given to boys 96.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2015 · 141 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,161
since 1912

Carver over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Carver has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #1,271, 2015boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,83816#1,499117
2024#8,94611#1,459124
2023#10,3129#1,432127
2022#10,3839#1,496121
2021#15,2515#1,407130
2020#9,54610#1,437120
2019#12,4487#1,407125
2018#9,80610#1,282143
2017#11,6158#1,300139
2016#10,8599#1,295140
2015#11,8358#1,271141
2014—#1,396121
2013—#1,492109
2012—#1,551102
2011—#1,65691
2010—#1,61297
2009—#1,73189
2008—#2,02869
2007—#1,97271
2006—#2,17659
2005—#1,94365
2004—#1,93463
2003—#2,23848
2002—#2,06852
2001—#2,52038
2000—#3,53623
1999—#2,66532
1998—#2,85128
1997—#3,73818
1996—#4,87812
1995—#3,55918
1994—#3,91116
1993—#4,69712
1992—#3,92015
1991—#5,5219
1990—#4,67311
1989—#6,9416
1988—#5,7517
1987—#6,9515
1986—#5,3327
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1984—#4,9737
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1982—#5,6196
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1978—#5,7725
1977—#5,8455
1976—#4,4187
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1972—#4,9865
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1970—#3,2829
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1968—#3,1078
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1966—#2,9868
1965—#3,5376
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1963—#3,0448
1962—#3,3057
1961—#2,53811
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1958—#3,9445
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1956—#2,62810
1955—#3,2017
1954—#3,1767
1953—#2,39111
1952—#2,6809
1951—#2,36711
1950—#3,0217
1949—#2,8028
1948—#2,02714
1947—#2,25112
1946—#2,40310
1945—#1,44521
1944—#1,73816
1943—#1,48622
1942—#2,04213
1941—#2,33310
1940—#1,73616
1939—#1,95813
1938—#2,8687
1937—#2,6808
1936—#2,8547
1935—#3,6455
1934—#2,7428
1933—#2,5429
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1928—#4,1515
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1925—#4,1975
1924—#3,8676
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five boys were named Carver! It came in at #2,544, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1912–1913, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Carver is popular in 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,324 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,934 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedSDIowa: #285 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,105 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #2,515 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 41,303 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedUTColorado: #771 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,159 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedARTennessee: #768 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,072 boysTNNorth Carolina: #844 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,270 boysNCSouth Carolina: #678 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,179 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #674 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,764 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,263 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,438 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Carver, so not publishedHITexas: #1,453 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 15,898 boysTXFlorida: #1,708 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 19,168 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#285 · 1 in 1,105
  2. Oklahoma#674 · 1 in 3,764
  3. South Carolina#678 · 1 in 4,179
  4. Tennessee#768 · 1 in 5,072
  5. Colorado#771 · 1 in 5,159

Best ever in a state: #191 in Iowa, 2014.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#285131 in 1,105
Oklahoma#67451 in 3,764
South Carolina#67851 in 4,179
Tennessee#76871 in 5,072
Colorado#77151 in 5,159
North Carolina#84481 in 6,270
Georgia#1,26351 in 10,438
Illinois#1,32451 in 11,934
Texas#1,453111 in 15,898
Florida#1,70851 in 19,168
California#2,51551 in 41,303
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Carver
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 40 spots since 2024 (#1,459 → #1,499)
  • 62 spots since 2020 (#1,437 → #1,499)
  • 228 spots since 2015 (#1,271 → #1,499)
Rise & fade · boys
103 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 2015 at #1,271 (141 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 12,700
  • Highest: 1 in 12,700 boys born in 2018 were named Carver (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,599 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #1,271 in 2015, was only 1 in 13,594 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 38.2% of all boys named Carver (1,208) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s22#2,544 (1912)#3,273
1920s49#2,904 (1926)#3,779
1930s64#1,958 (1939)#2,798
1940s142#1,445 (1945)#2,026
1950s72#2,367 (1951)#3,044
1960s48#2,538 (1961)#3,086
1970s31#3,282 (1970)#4,861
1980s38#4,973 (1984)#5,928
1990s171#2,665 (1999)#4,041
2000s577#1,731 (2009)#2,215
2010s1,208#1,271 (2015)#1,426
2020s739#1,407 (2021)#1,455

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Carver in 2018

girls
#9,806
10 births · 1 in 170,107 girls
boys
#1,282
143 births · 1 in 12,700 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #9,806Carver10

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #1,282Carver143
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 170,107 of them was named Carver, which outranked 46.0% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carver
  1. #9,151Zula11
  2. #9,151Zyasia11
  3. #9,151Zyiah11
  4. #9,806Carver10
  5. #9,806Aaditri10
  6. #9,806Aaleiya10
  7. #9,806Aamani10
  8. #10,545Aadaya9
  9. #10,545Aafiya9
  10. #10,545Aalaya9

Tied with 738 names at #9,806; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 12,700 of them was named Carver, which outranked 90.9% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carver
  1. #1,276Jahmir144
  2. #1,276Jamar144
  3. #1,276Zeus144
  4. #1,282Carver143
  5. #1,282Abdulrahman143
  6. #1,282Amar143
  7. #1,282Jakobi143
  8. #1,291Aditya142
  9. #1,291Aydan142
  10. #1,291Yoel142

Tied with 8 names at #1,282; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2018 →