Is Carvel a boy or girl name?

Carvel is a boy’s name. Of the 520 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Carvel

Recorded 1912–2004 · United States

Carvel was most popular in 1929, when 17 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,605 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 520 people named Carvel.

Carvel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Carvel’s peak in 1929. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carvel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carvel is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 520 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org