How Many People Are Named Garvis?
An estimated 90 people in the United States have the first name Garvis. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 80 years old, and Garvis peaked in popularity in 1920 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garvis as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Garvis paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 80, Garvis is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1956.
- Garvis is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
90
About 1 in 3,808,382 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
80
years old
Peak Year
1920
14 births
Total Registered
349
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garvis
Garvis is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 349 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garvis as a male name
Ranked #3,782 in 1962
6 male births in 1962
Peak: 1920 (14 births)
Garvis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garvis span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 106 babies were registered. Garvis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garvis by Decade
How has Garvis tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Garvis by State
Garvis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garvis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garvis
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garvis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garvis?
We estimate approximately 90 people named Garvis are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,808,382 Americans share this first name.
Is Garvis a common name?
Garvis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 349 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garvis most popular?
Garvis reached peak popularity in 1920, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garvis is approximately 80 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garvis a male name?
Garvis is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garvis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garvis Smith, Garvis Johnson, Garvis Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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