Carville
Carville is originally a Normandy place name, which is a toponymic compound of Old French -ville "farm" and the Old Norse and Old Danish personal name Kári. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Carville
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carville is originally a Normandy place name, which is a toponymic compound of Old French -ville "farm" and the Old Norse and Old Danish personal name Kári. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Carville
Carville first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1940, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1940, when 5 Carvilles were born — ranking #3,459 that year. As of 2026, Carville ranks #3,799 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Carvilles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Carville
Carville is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1940 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Carville's peak popularity came in 1940 when it ranked #3,459. Use the chart and map above to compare Carville's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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