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Carver

#2,313 most common boys' name of all time · #5,572 across all names · 97% male / 3% female · used 1912–2025

Rank among boys
#2,313
Rank overall
#5,572 of 105,966
First appeared
1912
Years on the list
92 of 146
All-time
3,263
Since 2016
1,380
Peak year
2018 #1,284
Best rank
#1,272 2015
Girls Boys peak 153/yr
192019401960198020002020

Carver first appears in 1912. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 16 117 133 #1,504
2024 11 124 135 #1,463
2023 9 127 136 #1,433
2022 9 121 130 #1,500
2021 5 130 135 #1,415
2020 10 120 130 #1,440
2019 7 125 132 #1,408
2018 10 143 153 #1,284
2017 8 139 147 #1,302
2016 9 140 149 #1,298
2015 8 141 149 #1,272
2014 121 121 #1,396
2013 109 109 #1,493
2012 102 102 #1,552
2011 91 91 #1,658
2010 97 97 #1,615
2009 89 89 #1,734
2008 69 69 #2,030
2007 71 71 #1,976
2006 59 59 #2,185
2005 65 65 #1,945
2004 63 63 #1,940
2003 48 48 #2,242
2002 52 52 #2,069
2001 38 38 #2,525
2000 23 23 #3,552
1999 32 32 #2,672
1998 28 28 #2,865
1997 18 18 #3,754
1996 12 12 #4,913
1995 18 18 #3,580
1994 16 16 #3,934
1993 12 12 #4,743
1992 15 15 #3,948
1991 9 9 #5,580
1990 11 11 #4,715
1989 6 6 #7,064
1988 7 7 #5,863
1987 5 5 #7,113
1986 7 7 #5,432
1984 7 7 #5,087
1982 6 6 #5,748
1978 5 5 #5,922
1977 5 5 #6,007
1976 7 7 #4,539
1972 5 5 #5,145
1970 9 9 #3,343
1968 8 8 #3,187
1966 8 8 #3,090
1965 6 6 #3,653
1963 8 8 #3,167
1962 7 7 #3,430
1961 11 11 #2,612
1959 5 5 #4,178
1958 5 5 #4,110
1956 10 10 #2,705
1955 7 7 #3,317
1954 7 7 #3,305
1953 11 11 #2,456
1952 9 9 #2,785
1951 11 11 #2,433
1950 7 7 #3,162
1949 8 8 #2,921
1948 14 14 #2,095
1947 12 12 #2,316
1946 10 10 #2,490
1945 21 21 #1,478
1944 16 16 #1,790
1943 22 22 #1,524
1942 13 13 #2,110
1941 10 10 #2,440
1940 16 16 #1,786
1939 13 13 #2,026
1938 7 7 #3,033
1937 8 8 #2,808
1936 7 7 #3,009
1935 5 5 #3,822
1934 8 8 #2,882
1933 9 9 #2,665
1931 7 7 #3,225
1929 6 6 #3,703
1928 5 5 #4,324
1926 9 9 #3,032
1925 5 5 #4,380
1924 6 6 #4,012
1922 6 6 #3,988
1921 6 6 #4,001
1920 6 6 #3,958
1919 6 6 #3,879
1916 5 5 #4,085
1914 6 6 #3,088
1912 5 5 #2,752