Arvis
Masculine
Arvis is given to both — 640 boys and 189 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Arvis is a rare American name from the early twentieth century, two syllables with a firm r in the middle. It sits between Avis and Arvid in sound, and its letters happen to spell a Latin word for fields.
How old is the name Arvis?
Arvis first appears in US birth records in 1913 — 112 years ago. The typical Arvis alive today was born around 1939, making them about 86 years old. About 200 people named Arvis are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Arvis most popular?
Arvis peaked in 1935, reaching #1584 nationally. See the whole 1935 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Arvis
Arvis sounds like a name that grew up outdoors. Its letters spell a Latin word, a form of arvum, the plowed field that Roman farming poems return to again and again, and its sound sits between Avis, the old name that looks like the Latin for a bird, and Arvid, the Scandinavian name built from 'eagle' and 'tree'. None of these is its documented parent; they are simply the company it keeps. A short, sturdy name with good neighbors is a fine thing to carry.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source for Arvis is documented. In Latin arvis is a form of arvum, 'plowed field', but nothing shows that anyone named a child from it. It also resembles Avis and the Scandinavian Arvid, and the record ties it to neither.
Pronouncing Arvis
AR-vis
Two syllables with the stress on the first.
Nicknames for Arvis
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1913
- Most boys named
- 193519 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1584reached in 1935
- Change vs 1988
- −28.6%5 in 1991, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Arviss among us
people named Arvis are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Arvis sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Short, clear and easy to say.
- Very rare, so an Arvis is unlikely to meet another.
- Suits either child, since the record holds it for both.
- The American record holds this spelling for girls as well as boys, and in larger numbers than one might guess, so either child may be taken for the other on paper.
- People will hear Avis or Travis and spell it that way.
- With no documented meaning, there is nothing to say when someone asks what it means beyond how it sounds.
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Frequently asked
- How many Arviss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Arvis are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Arvis in 2025?
- Arvis is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Arvis with classmates?
- Arvis will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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