Given name & surname
Gervis
“one who is honored; one who serves the spear”
Gervis is a variant of Gervase. One German interpretation is “one who is honored; one who serves the spear.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gervis is a variant of Gervase. One German interpretation is “one who is honored; one who serves the spear.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gervis is a variant of Gervase. A possible origin is German, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gervis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 217
- 217 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1973. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1926. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 166 as a first name in 2020; 102 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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