How Many People Are Named Gervais?
An estimated 6 people in the United States have the first name Gervais. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Gervais peaked in popularity in 2000 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gervais as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gervais paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gervais is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
6
About 1 in 57,125,723 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2000
6 births
Total Registered
11
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gervais
Gervais is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gervais as a male name
Ranked #9,503 in 2000
6 male births in 2000
Peak: 2000 (6 births)
Gervais: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gervais span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 6 babies were registered. Gervais remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gervais by Decade
How has Gervais tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gervais + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gervais as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gervais
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gervais: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gervais?
We estimate approximately 6 people named Gervais are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 57,125,723 Americans share this first name.
Is Gervais a common name?
Gervais is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 22.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gervais most popular?
Gervais reached peak popularity in 2000, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gervais is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gervais a male name?
Gervais is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gervais Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gervais Smith, Gervais Johnson, Gervais Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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