Total births
54
Girls' name · since 1911
Gervaise
54 babies named Gervaise in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 54
- total births
- 1911–1966
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
Gervaise sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 54 recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Gervaise recorded 54 times among girls since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1966.
- 54 total births
- 1911–1966 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 31% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
54 girls have been named Gervaise since 1911, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1966.
- 54
- total births
- 1911–1966
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
31% of everyone ever named Gervaise was born in this single decade.
1927
Single peak year
7 babies were named Gervaise in 1927 - its busiest year on record.
Gervaise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gervaise's full recorded timeline at 1927, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gervaise at a glance
Last recorded 1966Peak year
1927
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1911
Gervaise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1966
- Peak year (1927)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Gervaise by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Gervaise's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Gervaise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (31% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gervaise? ▼
Gervaise has been given to 54 babies in the U.S. since 1911, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1966. 7 babies were born in 1927, its single highest year.
When was Gervaise most popular? ▼
Gervaise was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Gervaise been used? ▼
Gervaise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 56 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Gervaise? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Geraldine, Gertrude, Gertie, Geri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Gervaise's data
- Gervaise's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1960s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gervaise
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–1966 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gervaise: Baby Name Since 1911 - 54 Births, Peak 1927." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gervaise. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gervaise draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.