Boys' name · since 1916
Havis
Havis has 47 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,589 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 47
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Havis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 47 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Havis has been recorded 47 times among boys since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1937.
- #22,589 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 47 born since 1916
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Havis ranks #22,589 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1916, peaking in the 1930s.
- #22,589 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 47
- born since 1916
- 1930s
- peak decade
Havis's 47 recorded births place it above 50.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Havis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Havis's full recorded timeline at 1934, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Havis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1937
- Peak year (1916)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Havis by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (28 births, 60% of the file).
1930s was Havis's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Havis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
19 births
- 1930s
1930s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 28 births (60% of all-time use).
Havis by state
Where Havis concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 12 | 25.5% |
12 of 47 births nationwide.
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- Arkansas records the most Haviss (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Havis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1916–1937 (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 Havis 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.