How Many People Are Named Carvin?
An estimated 492 people in the United States have the first name Carvin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Carvin peaked in popularity in 1957 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carvin 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 Carvin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
492
About 1 in 696,655 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1957
17 births
Total Registered
730
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carvin
Carvin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 730 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Carvin as a male name
Ranked #12,601 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1957 (17 births)
Carvin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carvin span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 122 babies were registered. Carvin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carvin by Decade
How has Carvin 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.
Carvin by State
Carvin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carvin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carvin
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carvin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carvin?
We estimate approximately 492 people named Carvin 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 696,655 Americans share this first name.
Is Carvin a common name?
Carvin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 730 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carvin most popular?
Carvin reached peak popularity in 1957, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carvin is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carvin a male name?
Carvin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carvin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carvin Smith, Carvin Johnson, Carvin 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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