Masculine dossier · first seen 1882
Jarvis
Endangered
Down 93.1% from peak
Peak era
1989
Peak births
635
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Jarvis
How many people are named Jarvis?
An estimated 15,200 living Americans are named Jarvis.
How rare is Jarvis?
Jarvis is very rare among babies today, with 44 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 93.1% from its 1989 peak.
How old is the typical Jarvis?
The median age of a living American named Jarvis is approximately 37 years, with most bearers falling between 27 and 45 years old.
Is Jarvis still popular?
No. Jarvis is endangered as a baby name, down 93.1% from its 1989 peak with 44 births in 2025.
Where is Jarvis most common?
Jarvis has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 13.8× more often than the national baseline.
1882Peak 19892025
Peak year
1989
Decline from peak
93.1%
2025
44
All-time
17,720
Where it lives now
Jarvis is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 9.5× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Jarvis is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.