Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Gurvis 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 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gurvis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 53
- 53 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1931
- 9 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 1955. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1931.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Similar names
If you love Gurvis, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Arlis
>99% boys
Arliss
“from the high fortress” · “of the pledge”
>99% boys
Garner
“one who gathers or keeps grain”
83% boys · 17% girls
Odis
Odis is a masculine given name.
>99% boys
Alvis
“one who is wise”
>99% boys
Norris
“a man from the north”
>99% boys
Clovis
“a renowned warrior”
>99% boys
Werner
“of the defending army”
>99% boys