Allan vs Jarvis
Allan and Jarviscompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Allan was ranked #3684 and Jarvis #1798 among boys in England and Wales.
Allan and Jarvis over time
Allan and Jarvis appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Allan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jarvis in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Allan and Jarvis changed places 10 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #3684 and #1798.
- Longest-running competitions
Allan and Jarvis were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3684 and #1798.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Allan #489 in 1996, Jarvis #489 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Allan held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Jarvis in 9.
Highest recorded here: Allan #489 in 1996, Jarvis #489 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Allan #3684, Jarvis #1798.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Allan | Jarvis |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #418 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1798 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allan and Jarvis both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Allan
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #323 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1985
Highest recorded position: #31 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1985).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Jarvis
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #489 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #489 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1798 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys