Jarvis

Boy name

Jarvis has been given to 17,843 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 1989.

Meaning & origin /ˈd͡ʒɑːvɪs/

A surname derived from a Middle English form of Gervase.

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

17,843

Peak year

1989 (644 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1882

10-year trend

▼ -67%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Jarvis.

17,753 babies since 1948

18,163 babies since 1934

17,257 babies since 1962

18,495 babies since 1881

18,586 babies since 1920

16,993 babies since 1915

16,988 babies since 1913

18,800 babies since 1924

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