Is Carver a boy or girl name?

Carver is a boy’s name. Of the 3,263 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.1% were girls and 96.9% were boys.

Carver

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Carver was most popular in 2018, when 153 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,621 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,916, with 133 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,263 people named Carver.

Carver over time

Births per year. The dot marks Carver’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carver a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carver is a boy’s name — 3.1% of the 3,263 Americans given it were girls and 96.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Carver

Where Carver is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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