Boys' name · since 1944
Darvis
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 389 babies named Darvis, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,177 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 389
- born since 1944
- 1980s
- peak decade
389 boys have been named Darvis since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darvis has been recorded 389 times among boys since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2018.
- #9,177 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 389 born since 1944
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darvis ranks #9,177 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 389 born since 1944, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,177 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 389
- born since 1944
- 1980s
- peak decade
Darvis's 389 recorded births place it above 79.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darvis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darvis splits its recorded history at 1981: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darvis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2018
- Peak year (1986)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Darvis by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (125 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Darvis's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Darvis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
125 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 125 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Darvis's data
- Darvis's decade-level peak was the 1980s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Darvis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1944–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Darvis draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.