How Many People Are Named Purvis?
An estimated 432 people in the United States have the first name Purvis. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Purvis peaked in popularity in 1921 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Purvis 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 Purvis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
432
About 1 in 793,413 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1921
27 births
Total Registered
969
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Purvis
Purvis is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 969 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Purvis as a male name
Ranked #7,752 in 1996
7 male births in 1996
Peak: 1921 (27 births)
Purvis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Purvis span from the 1900s to the 1990s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 184 babies were registered. Purvis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Purvis by Decade
How has Purvis 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.
Purvis by State
Birth registrations for Purvis span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama. The lowest are in Texas, Georgia, Alabama. On average, about 19 Purviss were registered per state.
Purvis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Purvis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Purvis
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Purvis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Purvis?
We estimate approximately 432 people named Purvis 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 793,413 Americans share this first name.
Is Purvis a common name?
Purvis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 969 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Purvis most popular?
Purvis reached peak popularity in 1921, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Purvis is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Purvis a male name?
Purvis is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Purvis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Purvis Smith, Purvis Johnson, Purvis 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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