Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Arvie isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arvie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 749
- 479 boys · 270 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 315 as a first name in 2020; 739 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arvie’s family of names
Arvie may belong to the same name family as ARRVIE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Arvie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Alvie
“friend of the elves” · “triend of the elves”
64% boys · 36% girls
Arlington
67% boys · 33% girls
Isadore
“a gift from the goddess Isis”
80% boys · 20% girls
Carlyle
“from the fort at Luguvalium”
82% boys · 18% girls
Vinnie
“conquering”
75% boys · 25% girls
Ollie
“of the olive tree; one who is peaceful” · “olive tree”
66% boys · 34% girls
Johnie
85% boys · 15% girls
Ilo
Ilo is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “of the sunshine; filled with joy Пloe, Ilow, Ilowe.”
77% boys · 23% girls