Recorded 1913–1991 Unisex name Peak 1935 640 births

Arvis — boys' name

640 babies named Arvis in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s581920s1181930s1501940s1071950s841960s681970s321980s181990s5
1930s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Arvis was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

19 babies were named Arvis in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arvis

The Social Security Administration has registered 640 babies named Arvis between 1913 and 1991, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arvis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 19 babies received it in a single year. Arvis is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 189 additional births since 1917.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arvis performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 150 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Arvis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Arvis in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arvis in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 640 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arvis at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

640

Since 1913

79 years of records

Peak year

1935

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1913

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 1991

Arvis popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1913

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1935)
19
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
05101520 199119701961195219431935192719191913 6

Arvis popularity over time — girls

189 total births recorded since 1917 (Arvis as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 189 births
46810121416 19651958195119411933192719211917 7

Arvis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
150 births that decade — 23% of Arvis's all-time total
1910s581920s1181930s1501940s1071950s841960s681970s321980s181990s5

Arvis by state

Where Arvis concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Arvis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
25 3.9%
#2 Kentucky
11 1.7%
Texas share of Arvis's total US births 3.9%
Even split

25 of 640 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arvis?
640 babies have been named Arvis since 1913. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1935 with 19 births.
When was Arvis most popular?
Arvis was most popular in the 1930s decade with 150 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Arvis most popular?
The top states for the name Arvis are Texas (25 births), Kentucky (11 births).
Is Arvis a unisex name?
Yes, Arvis is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 640 births, and as a girl's name it has 189 births.
How long has the name Arvis been used?
Arvis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 79 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Arvis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arvin, Arvid, Arvil, Arvel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.