Boys' name · since 1918

Harvis

Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 72 babies named Harvis, peaking in 1951. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#19,630 of 45,481
all-time among boys
72
born since 1918
1950s
peak decade

Harvis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 72 recorded since 1918.

Harvis has 72 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1981.

  • #19,630 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 72 born since 1918
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harvis ranks #19,630 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.

#19,630 of 45,481
all-time among boys
72
born since 1918
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Harvis's 72 recorded births place it above 56.72% 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.

Harvis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Harvis splits its recorded history at 1951: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1931 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Harvis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1981

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1951)
11
Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
4681012 191819301931193619481950195119571958196019631981 5

Harvis by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (27 births, 38% of the file).

1950s was Harvis's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Harvis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 27 births (38% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Harvis? ▼
Since 1918, Social Security records show 72 babies named Harvis. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #19,630 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1981. Its busiest year on record was 1951, with 11 births.
Where does Harvis sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Harvis ranks #19,630 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 Harvis most popular? ▼
Harvis was most popular in the 1950s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Harvis been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Harvis since 1918 -- 64 years through the most recent 1981 data.
What names are similar to Harvis? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Harold, Harry, Harvey, Harrison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Harvis's data

  • Harvis's decade-level peak was the 1950s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- 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 Harvis

Nearby Names Like Harvis

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

Harold Boy
#992 551,632 births
Harry Boy
#775 423,866 births
Harvey Boy
#252 127,925 births
Harrison Boy
#116 99,138 births
Harley Boy
#1081 40,705 births

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Helton
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Harvis: 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, 1918–1981 (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 Harvis 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.