Recorded 1926–2000 Boys' name Peak 2000 11 births

Gervais — boys' name

11 babies named Gervais in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s52000s6
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Gervais was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gervais in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gervais

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Gervais between 1926 and 2000, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gervais currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gervais performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gervais shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gervais in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gervais at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

11

Since 1926

75 years of records

Peak year

2000

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1926

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2000

Gervais popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1926

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (2000)
6
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
4.555.566.5 20001926 5

Gervais by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 55% of Gervais's all-time total
1920s52000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gervais?
11 babies have been named Gervais since 1926. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 2000 with 6 births.
When was Gervais most popular?
Gervais was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Gervais been used?
Gervais has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 75 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Gervais?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gerald, Gerard, Gerardo, Gerry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1926–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.