Recorded 1940–1953 Boys' name Peak 1940 10 births

Carville — boys' name

10 babies named Carville in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s5
1940s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Carville was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

5 babies were named Carville in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carville

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Carville between 1940 and 1953, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Carville currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carville performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Carville shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Carville in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carville 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 10 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.

Carville at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

10

Since 1940

14 years of records

Peak year

1940

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1940

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1953

Carville popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1940

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1940)
5
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
5 19531940 5

Carville by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
5 births that decade — 50% of Carville's all-time total
1940s51950s5

Carville by state

Where Carville concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Carville
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
5 50.0%
Maryland share of Carville's total US births 50.0%

5 of 10 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carville?
10 babies have been named Carville since 1940. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1940 with 5 births.
When was Carville most popular?
Carville was most popular in the 1940s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
Where is Carville most popular?
The top states for the name Carville are Maryland (5 births).
How long has the name Carville been used?
Carville has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 14 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Carville?
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, 1940–1953 (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.