Recorded 1916–1937 Boys' name Peak 1916 47 births

Havis — boys' name

47 babies named Havis in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191930s28
1930s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Havis was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

8 babies were named Havis in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Havis

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Havis between 1916 and 1937, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Havis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Havis performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Havis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Havis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Havis 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 47 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.

Havis at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

47

Since 1916

22 years of records

Peak year

1916

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1916

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1937

Havis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1916

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1916)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 19371936193519341931191919171916 8

Havis by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
28 births that decade — 60% of Havis's all-time total
1910s191930s28

Havis by state

Where Havis concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Havis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
12 25.5%
Arkansas share of Havis's total US births 25.5%

12 of 47 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Havis?
47 babies have been named Havis since 1916. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1916 with 8 births.
When was Havis most popular?
Havis was most popular in the 1930s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Havis most popular?
The top states for the name Havis are Arkansas (12 births).
How long has the name Havis been used?
Havis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 22 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Havis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Haven, Havish, Havoc, Havard, 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, 1916–1937 (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.