Boys' name · since 1907
Gurvis
Since 1907, U.S. Social Security records show 53 babies named Gurvis, peaking in 1931. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 1907
- 1930s
- peak decade
Gurvis is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 53 have been recorded since 1907.
Gurvis has 53 recorded births among boys since 1907, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1955.
- #21,756 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 53 born since 1907
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurvis ranks #21,756 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1907, peaking in the 1930s.
- #21,756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 1907
- 1930s
- peak decade
Gurvis's 53 recorded births place it above 51.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gurvis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gurvis splits its recorded history at 1933: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1907 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1931 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gurvis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1955
- Peak year (1931)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Gurvis by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (27 births, 51% of the file).
1930s was Gurvis's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Gurvis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 27 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Gurvis's decade-level peak was the 1930s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gurvis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1907–1955 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Gurvis 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 August 2026.