Carver

Carver: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “wood carver”
Origin: English
Say it: KAR-vər · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys (97% of all uses)

Carver is an English occupational surname for someone who carved wood or cut meat. Its use as a first name is a modern surname-style transfer.

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How popular is Carver?

202440.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Carver in 2024133

2024 rank#1,481 boys

Peak year2018

Total US babies since 18803,128

Carver has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Carver

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

JackGod is gracious · English
Hudsonson of Hudd · English
Jacksonson of Jack · English
Cartercart driver · English
Wyattbrave in war · English
Maverickindependent person · English
Masonstoneworker · English
Graysonson of the steward · English

Carver questions

What does the name Carver mean?

Carver means "wood carver". It comes from English. Carver is an English occupational surname for someone who carved wood or cut meat. Its use as a first name is a modern surname-style transfer.

Is Carver a boy or girl name?

Carver is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Carver?

133 US babies were named Carver in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.

How do you pronounce Carver?

Carver is usually pronounced KAR-vər.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.