Jarvis
Jarvis was the 2858th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 347th; the most babies were born in 1989 (635). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,529 places. More babies were named Jarvis in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,858 boys, down 1,244 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1989635 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,843babies recorded
Jarvis popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 123 since 1928.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,858 | 44 |
| 2020 | #1,614 | 100 |
| 2010 | #1,193 | 151 |
| 2000 | #767 | 217 |
| 1990 | #437 | 508 |
| 1980 | #456 | 340 |
| 1970 | #689 | 145 |
| 1960 | #734 | 110 |
| 1950 | #965 | 52 |
| 1940 | #1,146 | 34 |
| 1930 | #1,031 | 45 |
| 1920 | #1,010 | 47 |
| 1910 | #958 | 12 |
| 1900 | #1,005 | 8 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jarvis, counting every spelling?
Jarvis has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jarvis?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jarvis (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jarvis born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jarvis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jarvis?
About 15,200 people born in the US named Jarvis are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 27 and 45. That makes Jarvis mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jarvis by state
How common Jarvis was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (3.6×), Tennessee (3.0×), Florida (2.2×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jarvis: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jarvis, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jarvis
How popular is the name Jarvis?
Jarvis was the 2858th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 347th; the most babies were born in 1989 (635). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,529 places. More babies were named Jarvis in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jarvis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jarvis in the US.
Where is Jarvis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jarvis was most common in Georgia (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Florida.