Gervis · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Gervis.

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Its story

Popularity since 1914

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 30 recorded years as a table

Gervis, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1914	9
1916	11
1917	5
1920	8
1921	5
1922	7
1923	7
1924	7
1925	8
1926	12
1927	9
1928	5
1929	6
1930	11
1932	10
1933	5
1934	9
1935	5
1938	5
1940	5
1941	7
1942	5
1944	5
1946	4
1947	3
1949	4
1953	3
1956	2
1957	3
1973	3

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gervis isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1973: 5
Rank in 1973: #5,101
How rare: 1 in 311,715 boys
Since 1914: 217

Gervis was last recorded in 1973. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1926, at 12 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gervis doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.