How Many People Are Named Purvis?
people named Purvis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 876,371 people in the US has this name
Based on 969 babies named Purvis in Social Security records from 1900 to 1996, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
27 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Purvis in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Purvis alive today is about 62 years old, and 58% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 52 and 74 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Purvis first appears in the records in 1900 and was given most often in 1921, to 27 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1996.
Babies given the name each year, 1900 to 1996
🏆 Rank History
Purvis has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,066, in 1905.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,066 (1905) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,850 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Purvis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Purvis were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 8 of those alive today.
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