Recorded 1958–2021 Boys' name Peak 1983 193 births

Carvell — boys' name

193 babies named Carvell in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Carvell was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

12 babies were named Carvell in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carvell

The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Carvell between 1958 and 2021, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Carvell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carvell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Carvell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carvell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 193 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Carvell at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

193

Since 1958

64 years of records

Peak year

1983

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1958

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2021

Carvell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1958

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1983)
12
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
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Carvell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
50 births that decade — 26% of Carvell's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carvell?
193 babies have been named Carvell since 1958. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1983 with 12 births.
When was Carvell most popular?
Carvell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Carvell been used?
Carvell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 64 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Carvell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carl, Carlos, Carter, Carson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.