Boys' name · since 1913

Garvice

Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Garvice, peaking in 1913. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#25,130 of 45,481
all-time among boys
33
born since 1913
1910s
peak decade

Garvice sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 33 recorded since 1913.

Garvice has 33 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1922.

  • #25,130 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 33 born since 1913
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garvice ranks #25,130 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.

#25,130 of 45,481
all-time among boys
33
born since 1913
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Garvice's 33 recorded births place it above 44.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Garvice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Garvice's full recorded timeline at 1916, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1913 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Garvice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1922

Last recorded 1922
Peak year (1913)
6
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 191319141915191619171922 5

Garvice by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (28 births, 85% of the file).

1910s was Garvice's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.

Garvice births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 28 births (85% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garvice? ▼
33 babies have been named Garvice since 1913. All-time, it sits at #25,130 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1922. The peak year was 1913 with 6 births.
Where does Garvice sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garvice ranks #25,130 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Garvice most popular? ▼
Garvice was most popular in the 1910s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1913.
How long has the name Garvice been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Garvice since 1913 -- 10 years through the most recent 1922 data.
What names are similar to Garvice? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gary, Garrett, Garry, Garland, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Garvice's data

  • Garvice's decade-level peak was the 1910s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1920s -- 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.

Keep exploring Garvice

Nearby Names Like Garvice

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Garvice

Gary Boy
#1073 902,152 births
Garrett Boy
#564 135,762 births
Garry Boy
#5869 47,670 births
Garland Boy
#6812 23,857 births
Garret Boy
#7202 13,247 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Delphine
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Toxie
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Weikko
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Barto
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Garvice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1913–1922 (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 Garvice 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.