Jarvis

Where Jarvis comes from

A surname derived from a Middle English form of Gervase.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jarvis
  • Germanic
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1882
    First appearance
    #837 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1963
    Jarvis Cocker born
    English singer and musician
  3. 1988
    Jarvis Varnado born
    American basketball player
  4. 1988
    Peak, #347
    600 babies named Jarvis — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1997
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #635.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Jarvis Cocker · English singer and musician, born 1963
  • Jarvis Varnado · American basketball player, born 1988
  • Jarvis Hayes · American basketball player, born 1981
  • Jarvis Landry · American football player, born 1992
  • Jarvis Hunt · American architect, 1863–1941

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.