Boys' name · since 2003
Karver
444 babies named Karver in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,468 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,155 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 444
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Karver is the #5155 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 444 recorded since 2003.
Karver has 444 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5155 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #8,468 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,155 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 444 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karver ranks #8,468 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,155 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 444 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,468 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,155 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 444
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karver's 444 recorded births place it above 81.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
How Karver compares
444 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Karver's all-time total is 20% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karver | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 444 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Karver's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karver's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karver popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Karver popularity over time - girls
13 total births recorded since 2021 (Karver as girls' name)
Karver by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (260 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Karver's strongest decade.
260 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Karver births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
260 births
- 2020s
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 260 births (59% of all-time use).
Karver by state
Where Karver concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 18 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Utah | | 5 | 1.1% |
18 of 444 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Karver's data
- Karver's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (260 total births) through the 2020s (120) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Iowa records the most Karvers (18 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 Karver: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Karver 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.