Recorded 1911–1966 Girls' name Peak 1927 54 births

Gervaise — girls' name

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.

1910s161920s171930s51960s16
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.

What the Data Says About Gervaise

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Gervaise between 1911 and 1966, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gervaise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gervaise performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gervaise shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gervaise 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 54 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.

Gervaise at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

54

Since 1911

56 years of records

Peak year

1927

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1911

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1966

Gervaise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1911

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1927)
7
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1966196519641930192719261922191819161911 5

Gervaise by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 31% of Gervaise's all-time total
1910s161920s171930s51960s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gervaise?
54 babies have been named Gervaise since 1911. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1927 with 7 births.
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.

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, 1911–1966 (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.