How Many People Are Named Carville?
An estimated 6 people in the United States have the first name Carville. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Carville peaked in popularity in 1940 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carville as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carville paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Carville is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
- Carville is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
6
About 1 in 57,125,723 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1940
5 births
Total Registered
10
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carville
Carville is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Carville as a male name
Ranked #3,891 in 1953
5 male births in 1953
Peak: 1940 (5 births)
Carville: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carville span from the 1940s to the 1950s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 5 babies were registered. Carville remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Carville by Decade
How has Carville tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carville by State
Carville + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carville as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carville
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carville: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carville?
We estimate approximately 6 people named Carville are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 57,125,723 Americans share this first name.
Is Carville a common name?
Carville is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 22.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carville most popular?
Carville reached peak popularity in 1940, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carville is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carville a male name?
Carville is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carville Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carville Smith, Carville Johnson, Carville Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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