Arvis
Arvis is a Latvian masculine given name. It was first registered in Latvian territory in Preiļi in 1874, but entered the calendar only in 1952. Its name day is celebrated on 10 October. In 2023, 1574 men with this name Arvji were registered in Latvia.
Meaning & Origin of Arvis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arvis is a Latvian masculine given name. It was first registered in Latvian territory in Preiļi in 1874, but entered the calendar only in 1952. Its name day is celebrated on 10 October. In 2023, 1574 men with this name Arvji were registered in Latvia.
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The Story of Arvis
As a girl name
Arvis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1917, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 14 Arviss were born — ranking #3,095 that year. As of 2026, Arvis ranks #5,286 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 189 Arviss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Arvis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1913, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1935, when 19 Arviss were born — ranking #1,584 that year. As of 2026, Arvis ranks #8,237 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 640 Arviss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Arvis
Arvis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 640 births in the dataset. Arvis's peak popularity came in 1935 when it ranked #1,584. Use the chart and map above to compare Arvis's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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