Gender
Male
Origin
- Germanic
- serves
- Teutonic
- Meaning uncertain, possibly servant of the spear or warrior; Saint Gervasius was an early martyr whose remains were found in Milan.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Gervase
Pronunciation
ge-rva-se, ger-vase
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1930 (rank #1888, 16 births); most recent 1960 (rank #4042, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1924 (rank #5061, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
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| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
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