Given name & surname
Carvel
“from the village near the swamp”
Carvel is a variant of Carvell. One French interpretation is “from the village near the swamp.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carvel is a variant of Carvell. One French interpretation is “from the village near the swamp.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carvel is a variant of Carvell. An origin associated with Carvell is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carvel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 520
- 520 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1929
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 1929. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 383 as a first name in 2020; 230 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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