girl's name

Gervaise

  • Origin French
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 1,449

Gervaise is a girl's name. In 1966 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Gervaise is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1961, when 35 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Gervaise over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1991, not a full ten years.

230
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Gervaise by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 150
1910s 155
1920s 230
1930s 195
1940s 170
1950s 205
1960s 200
1970s 60
1980s 25
1990s (to 1991) 5

How popular is Gervaise?

In 1991, Gervaise was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Gervaise is used

France #3,781 5 in 1991
United States #7,541 5 in 1966

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Gervaise

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Gervaise also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gervaise over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Gervaise

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gervaise — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Gervaise

How popular is the name Gervaise?

In 1991, Gervaise was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Gervaise a girl's or a boy's name?

Gervaise is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Gervaise most popular?

Gervaise peaked in 1961, when 35 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.