Fun Facts About the Name Carver
- More than 3 thousand babies named Carver: U.S. records list 3,261 babies given the name Carver from 1880 through 2025. Even 102 girls received the name Carver - about 1 girl for every 31 boys.
What Does the Name Carver Mean?
Carver is an English occupational surname meaning "one who carves." It comes from Middle English carver, an agent noun built on the verb kerven (also carven), "to cut, carve," which descends from Old English ceorfan. The ending -er identifies the person who performs the action. In medieval England a carver could be a woodcarver or sculptor, or a household officer who carved meat at table. The sense is occupational and literal rather than a later symbolic invention. As a first name, Carver is a transferred use of the surname rather than a name inherited from Old English personal naming.
Carver Name History & Origins
Carver developed as an English surname during the Middle Ages. Occupational surnames became hereditary as families passed a trade name from one generation to the next. The name could identify someone who carved wood, stone, or meat, or who held the household office of carver. From England, the surname was carried to English-speaking countries, including the United States. Its use as a first name follows the later English practice of turning surnames into given names, rather than a continuous given-name tradition. It has no early saint's day or biblical narrative like names with a long history of use as personal names. A well-known bearer of the surname was George Washington Carver, the agricultural scientist.
How Popular is the Name Carver?
Carver has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2018. Its best rank was #1,272 in 2015.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,899 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #9,027 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #10,464 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #10,548 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #15,720 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #9,696 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #12,703 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #9,967 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #11,864 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #11,060 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #12,055 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,499 | 117 | 0.0068% |
| 2024 | #1,478 | 122 | 0.0071% |
| 2023 | #1,432 | 127 | 0.0074% |
| 2022 | #1,496 | 121 | 0.0069% |
| 2021 | #1,408 | 130 | 0.0074% |
| 2020 | #1,436 | 120 | 0.0070% |
| 2019 | #1,407 | 125 | 0.0070% |
| 2018 | #1,284 | 143 | 0.0079% |
| 2017 | #1,301 | 139 | 0.0075% |
| 2016 | #1,296 | 140 | 0.0074% |
| 2015 | #1,272 | 141 | 0.0074% |
| 2014 | #1,398 | 121 | 0.0063% |
| 2013 | #1,495 | 109 | 0.0058% |
| 2012 | #1,552 | 102 | 0.0054% |
| 2011 | #1,658 | 91 | 0.0048% |
| 2010 | #1,614 | 97 | 0.0051% |
| 2009 | #1,732 | 89 | 0.0045% |
| 2008 | #2,029 | 69 | 0.0034% |
| 2007 | #1,981 | 71 | 0.0034% |
| 2006 | #2,183 | 59 | 0.0029% |
| 2005 | #1,947 | 65 | 0.0033% |
| 2004 | #1,937 | 63 | 0.0032% |
| 2003 | #2,242 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 2002 | #2,069 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 2001 | #2,531 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2000 | #3,555 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1999 | #2,672 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1998 | #2,866 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1997 | #3,758 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #4,917 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #3,575 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #3,933 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #4,744 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #3,943 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #5,574 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #4,708 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #7,083 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #5,848 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #7,103 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #5,420 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #5,047 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,738 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,182 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #5,966 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #4,505 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #5,088 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #3,143 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #3,025 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #3,591 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,087 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #3,350 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #2,571 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #4,069 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #4,035 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #2,651 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #3,239 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,206 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #2,413 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #2,700 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #2,389 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #3,069 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #2,825 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #2,043 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1947 | #2,263 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #2,420 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #1,452 | 21 | 0.0016% |
| 1944 | #1,749 | 16 | 0.0012% |
| 1943 | #1,492 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1942 | #2,054 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1941 | #2,365 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1940 | #1,743 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1939 | #1,971 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1938 | #2,909 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #2,706 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #2,904 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1935 | #3,728 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #2,776 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1933 | #2,573 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1931 | #3,138 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #3,611 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1928 | #4,243 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #2,947 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1925 | #4,295 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #3,943 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,928 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #3,939 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #3,891 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #3,800 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1916 | #3,995 | 5 | 0.0006% |
| 1914 | #2,970 | 6 | 0.0009% |
| 1912 | #2,608 | 5 | 0.0012% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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