Boys' name · since 1882
Jarvis
Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 17,720 babies named Jarvis, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #886 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,837 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,720
- born since 1882
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jarvis currently ranks #2837 among boys' names in America, with 17,720 babies recorded since 1882.
Social Security Administration records show Jarvis recorded 17,720 times among boys since 1882, holding rank #2837 nationally today, ahead of 80% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #886 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,837 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17,720 born since 1882
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarvis ranks #886 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,837 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17,720 born since 1882, peaking in the 1980s.
- #886 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,837 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,720
- born since 1882
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jarvis's 17,720 recorded births place it above 98.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Jarvis compares
17,720 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jarvis's all-time total is 48x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jarvis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,720 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 635 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jarvis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jarvis's full recorded timeline at 1961, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1904, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 635 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jarvis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 635
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Jarvis popularity over time - girls
123 total births recorded since 1928 (Jarvis as girls' name)
Jarvis by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (4,774 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Jarvis's strongest decade.
4,774 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jarvis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 46
1880s
46 births
- 1890s 21
1890s
21 births
- 1900s 39
1900s
39 births
- 1910s 273
1910s
273 births
- 1920s 438
1920s
438 births
- 1930s 436
1930s
436 births
- 1940s 384
1940s
384 births
- 1950s 879
1950s
879 births
- 1960s 945
1960s
945 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,044 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,774 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,736 births
- 2000s 1,854
2000s
1,854 births
- 2010s 1,352
2010s
1,352 births
- 2020s 499
2020s
499 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 4,774 births (27% of all-time use).
How Jarvis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jarvis's total volume
Jarvis by state
Where Jarvis concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 1,995 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 1,628 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,560 | 8.8% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 1,173 | 6.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 1,131 | 6.4% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 1,041 | 5.9% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 1,011 | 5.7% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 1,000 | 5.6% |
1,995 of 17,720 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Jarvis appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jarvis's data
- Jarvis's decade-level peak was the 1980s (4,774 total births); usage has since declined to 499 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jarviss (1,995 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jarvis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Jarvis 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.