Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Karver isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karver through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 457
- 444 boys · 13 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,121 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,121 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 170 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.
Karver’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Karver, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Carper
Carper is a surname.
>99% boys
Carpenter
“one who makes carriages”
>99% boys
Kaidan
“a beloved companion”
96% boys · 4% girls
Karter
“a transporter of merchandise” · “one who transports goods; one who drives a cart”
86% boys · 14% girls
Kayvon
“a handsome man”
>99% boys
Camdon
“of the enclosed valley” · “from the winding valley”
>99% boys
Kawhi
>99% boys
Keiler
>99% boys