Gender
Origin
- Germanic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Gervais
Pronunciation
ge(r)-vais
More about the name
Gervais, or Gervaise, is an English and French name of Old French origin. The name in English was inherited via Norman, and is ultimately derived from the Proto-Germanic Gervas, which is composed of the elements gaiʀ ("spear") and an unknown second element, possibly a borrowing from the Celtic -wass ("servant, vassal"). The name Jarvis is derived from Gervais(e), and it is latinized as Gervasius.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #9103, 6 births)
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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #3645, 3 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1962 (rank #188, 114 births); most recent 2015 (rank #4921, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1939 (rank #868, 4 births); most recent 1941 (rank #921, 3 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence