Given name & surname
Jarvie
“one who wields a spear”
Jarvie is a variant of Jarvis. One French interpretation is “one who wields a spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jarvie is a variant of Jarvis. One French interpretation is “one who wields a spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jarvie is a variant of Jarvis. A possible origin is Middle English, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1929. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jarvie is a variant of Jarvis. The history of Jarvis gives this family its wider story. Jarvis’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jarvie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7
- 7 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1929
- 7 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 7 in 1929. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 792 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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