Karver
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAR-ver
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #5,044 for boys
Karver is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “carver of wood or stone”. In 2025 it ranked 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Karver mean?
English: spelling of Carver; English occupational surname
“carver of wood or stone”
George Washington Carver (c.1864-1943), the agricultural scientist, pioneered new uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes.
Meaning borrowed from Carver.
Is Karver a girl's or a boy's name?
Karver is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Karver in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,044th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19 about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Karver, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Karver in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 136 boys in the US were given Karver or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,237, up from #5,044 for this spelling alone.
- Carver 117
- Karver 19
Karver in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3,084 |
| 2014 | 37 | #3,036 |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,120 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,507 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
Names like Karver
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Krishiv, Aarav, Veer, Vihaan, Avyaan, Shivansh, Atharv, Viraj, Advik, Ivaan, Ash, Avi
Other spellings of Karver
Names related to Karver
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Karver: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karver, updated 20 October 2026.