How Many People Are Named Gervaise?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Gervaise. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Gervaise peaked in popularity in 1927 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gervaise 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 Gervaise paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gervaise is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1927
7 births
Total Registered
54
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gervaise
Gervaise is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 54 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gervaise as a female name
Ranked #6,909 in 1966
5 female births in 1966
Peak: 1927 (7 births)
Gervaise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gervaise span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 17 babies were registered. Gervaise remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gervaise by Decade
How has Gervaise 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.
Gervaise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gervaise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gervaise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gervaise?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Gervaise 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 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Gervaise a common name?
Gervaise is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 54 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gervaise most popular?
Gervaise reached peak popularity in 1927, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gervaise is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gervaise a female name?
Gervaise is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gervaise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gervaise Smith, Gervaise Johnson, Gervaise 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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