Jarvis
Jarvis is a given name and English language surname that derives from the personal name Gervase, the element geri meaning "spear". Other spellings of the name include Jervis, Jervoise, and Gervis.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jarvis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jarvis is a given name and English language surname that derives from the personal name Gervase, the element geri meaning "spear". Other spellings of the name include Jervis, Jervoise, and Gervis.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jarvis
Jarvis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1882, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 635 Jarviss were born — ranking #357 that year. As of 2026, Jarvis ranks #2,055 for baby boys with 74 births, falling sharply (-24%). In total, more than 18K Jarviss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jarvis
Jarvis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 18K births in the dataset. Jarvis's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #347. Use the chart and map above to compare Jarvis'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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