Recorded 1918–1919 Boys' name Peak 1918 10 births

Pervie — boys' name

10 babies named Pervie in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s10
1910s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Pervie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

5 babies were named Pervie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pervie

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Pervie between 1918 and 1919, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pervie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1919. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pervie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pervie 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 10 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.

Pervie at a glance

Last recorded 1919

Total births

10

Since 1918

2 years of records

Peak year

1918

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1919

Active since

1918

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1919

Pervie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1918

Last recorded 1919
Peak year (1918)
5
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
5 19191918 5

Pervie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 100% of Pervie's all-time total
1910s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pervie?
10 babies have been named Pervie since 1918. It was last recorded in 1919. The peak year was 1918 with 5 births.
When was Pervie most popular?
Pervie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Pervie been used?
Pervie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 2 years of data through 1919.
What names are similar to Pervie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Perry, Percy, Pernell, Perrin, 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, 1918–1919 (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.