Jarvis is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jarvis means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jarvis across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jarvis has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jarvis is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “spear servant”. A surname from the medieval name Gervase.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 17,843 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 542 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jarvis per year, United States (1882 to 2025). United States peaked in 1989 (644/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1996 (37/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1996 (3/yr).
Jarvis has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1989, when it ranked #745 nationally (given to 644 babies that year).
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