Recorded 1944–2018 Boys' name Peak 1986 389 births

Darvis — boys' name

389 babies named Darvis in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s151950s241960s341970s791980s1251990s902000s122010s10
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Darvis was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

17 babies were named Darvis in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darvis

The Social Security Administration has registered 389 babies named Darvis between 1944 and 2018, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darvis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darvis performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Darvis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darvis 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 389 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.

Darvis at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

389

Since 1944

75 years of records

Peak year

1986

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1944

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2018

Darvis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1944

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1986)
17
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
05101520 201819971991198519791972196319471944 5

Darvis by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
125 births that decade — 32% of Darvis's all-time total
1940s151950s241960s341970s791980s1251990s902000s122010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darvis?
389 babies have been named Darvis since 1944. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1986 with 17 births.
When was Darvis most popular?
Darvis was most popular in the 1980s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Darvis been used?
Darvis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 75 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Darvis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darrell, Darren, Darryl, Daryl, 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, 1944–2018 (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.