Jarvis

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A few things about Jarvis you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jarvis

Jarvis Cocker

English singer and musician (born 1963)

Choose Jarvis and your child shares a first name with Jarvis Cocker, an English singer and musician. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jarvis, like who?” Jarvis Cocker's Wikipedia article is available in 34 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 38,760 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Jarvis, 44 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jarvis would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJarvis first shows up in US birth records in 1882, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 143 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1988, when it ranked #347. Today it's #2,833, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJarvis was 4.3× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 9,050 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 38,760.
• 🍂TrendJarvis has slipped 1,224 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,833. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Jarvis

Jarvis is a boy name of English, French and German origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-vis”. US birth records list Jarvis for boys from 1882 to 2025, in 130 of those 144 years. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked #347 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,833, with 44 babies.

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