Carver is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Carver is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,499 among boys (117) and #6,899 among girls (16) — overall #2,918 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 133 | 133 | #6,899 | #1,499 |
| 2024 | 135 | 135 | #9,055 | #1,460 |
| 2023 | 136 | 136 | #10,481 | #1,433 |
| 2022 | 130 | 130 | #10,557 | #1,497 |
| 2021 | 135 | 135 | #15,730 | #1,408 |
| 2020 | 130 | 130 | #9,698 | #1,438 |
| 2019 | 132 | 132 | #12,706 | #1,407 |
| 2018 | 153 | 153 | #9,972 | #1,284 |
| 2017 | 147 | 147 | #11,868 | #1,302 |
| 2016 | 149 | 149 | #11,060 | #1,296 |
| 2015 | 149 | 149 | #12,057 | #1,272 |
| 2014 | 121 | 121 | — | #1,398 |
| 2013 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,495 |
| 2012 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,552 |
| 2011 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,658 |
| 2010 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,614 |
| 2009 | 89 | 89 | — | #1,732 |
| 2008 | 69 | 69 | — | #2,029 |
| 2007 | 71 | 71 | — | #1,981 |
| 2006 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,184 |
| 2005 | 65 | 65 | — | #1,947 |
| 2004 | 63 | 63 | — | #1,937 |
| 2003 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,242 |
| 2002 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,069 |
| 2001 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,531 |
| 2000 | 23 | 23 | — | #3,555 |
| 1999 | 32 | 32 | — | #2,672 |
| 1998 | 28 | 28 | — | #2,866 |
| 1997 | 18 | — | — | #3,758 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | — | #4,917 |
| 1995 | 18 | — | — | #3,575 |
| 1994 | 16 | — | — | #3,933 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | — | #4,744 |
| 1992 | 15 | — | — | #3,943 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | — | #5,576 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | — | #4,708 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,084 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | — | #5,848 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | — | #7,102 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | — | #5,419 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | — | #5,048 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | — | #5,736 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | — | #5,924 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #5,968 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | — | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,088 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | — | #3,311 |
| 1968 | 8 | — | — | #3,144 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | — | #3,025 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | — | #3,590 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | — | #3,086 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | — | #3,350 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | — | #2,569 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | — | #4,068 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | — | #4,035 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | — | #2,650 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | — | #3,240 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | — | #3,206 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | — | #2,413 |
| 1952 | 9 | — | — | #2,701 |
| 1951 | 11 | — | — | #2,389 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | — | #3,069 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | — | #2,825 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | — | #2,043 |
| 1947 | 12 | — | — | #2,263 |
| 1946 | 10 | — | — | #2,420 |
| 1945 | 21 | — | — | #1,452 |
| 1944 | 16 | — | — | #1,749 |
| 1943 | 22 | — | — | #1,492 |
| 1942 | 13 | — | — | #2,055 |
| 1941 | 10 | — | — | #2,365 |
| 1940 | 16 | — | — | #1,743 |
| 1939 | 13 | — | — | #1,971 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | — | #2,909 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | — | #2,707 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | — | #2,904 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | — | #3,729 |
| 1934 | 8 | — | — | #2,777 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | — | #2,573 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | — | #3,138 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | — | #3,610 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,243 |
| 1926 | 9 | — | — | #2,947 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,295 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | — | #3,943 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | — | #3,928 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | — | #3,939 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | — | #3,891 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #3,800 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #3,994 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | — | #2,970 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | — | #2,608 |