Jervis — boys' name

What the Data Says About Jervis

The Social Security Administration has registered 282 babies named Jervis between 1921 and 2003, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jervis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jervis performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Jervis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jervis 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 282 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.