Boys' name · since 1912
Carver
3,161 babies named Carver in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,447 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,504 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,161
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Carver currently ranks #1504 among boys' names in America, with 3,161 babies recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Carver recorded 3,161 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #1504 nationally today, ahead of 89% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #2,447 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,504 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,161 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carver ranks #2,447 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,504 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,161 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,447 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,504 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,161
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Carver's 3,161 recorded births place it above 94.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Iowa.
How Carver compares
3,161 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Carver's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carver | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,161 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 143 | 34 | 22,252 |
Carver's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carver's full recorded timeline at 1972, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 143 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carver popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 143
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Carver popularity over time - girls
102 total births recorded since 2015 (Carver as girls' name)
Carver by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,208 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Carver's strongest decade.
1,208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Carver births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 22
1910s
22 births
- 1920s 49
1920s
49 births
- 1930s 64
1930s
64 births
- 1940s 142
1940s
142 births
- 1950s 72
1950s
72 births
- 1960s 48
1960s
48 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s 171
1990s
171 births
- 2000s
2000s
577 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,208 births
- 2020s
2020s
739 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,208 births (38% of all-time use).
How Carver compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Carver's total volume
Carver by state
Where Carver concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 241 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 95 | 3.0% |
| #3 | California | | 93 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 56 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 48 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Washington | | 48 | 1.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 46 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 45 | 1.4% |
241 of 3,161 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Carver appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carver's data
- Carver's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,208 total births) through the 2020s (739) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Iowa records the most Carvers (241 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carver: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carver draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.