Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Carver

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Carves wood or sculpts

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname
  • Trade/Occupational

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Carver

Pronunciation

c(a)-rver, car-ver

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #1282, 143 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1499, 117 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #6838, 16 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202511716
202412211
20231279
20221219
20211305
202012010
20191257
201814310
20171398
20161409

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #3216, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence