Holding steady.
Popularity of Tarvis since 1970
Babies named Tarvis per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 128 |
| 1980s | 161 |
| 1990s | 83 |
| 2000s | 13 |
| 2010s | 16 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Tarvis is a modern invented name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1970, a period when creative consonant-vowel combinations were gaining popularity. Its usage peaked in 1986, with only a handful of births that year, and has remained consistently rare ever since. The name's trajectory has been stable, never breaking into the top 1000. Tarvis was most common in the 1980s, but no single state recorded significant usage. The name likely draws from the phonetic appeal of similar sounding names like Travis, combined with an invented suffix.
Tarvis is a modern coinage, first recorded in the United States in 1970. It appears to be a blend of sounds popular in the late 20th century, possibly influenced by surnames or place names ending in -vis.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tarv, T
Sibling names for Tarvis
Names that share Tarvis's style, for a brother or sister.
