Avis
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to girls 95.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1912 · 358 births
- Debut · girls
- 14 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 17,224since 1880
Avis over time
Rank among girls' names. Avis has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | — | |
| 2024 | #8,946 | 11 | — | |
| 2023 | #8,055 | 13 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #8,542 | 12 | — | |
| 2021 | #8,464 | 12 | — | |
| 2020 | #8,406 | 12 | #9,554 | 7 |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #7,100 | 16 | #7,136 | 11 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | — | |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #8,146 | 9 |
| 2015 | #8,008 | 14 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | #7,048 | 11 |
| 2013 | — | #10,728 | 6 | |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | — | |
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #9,539 | 12 | #10,921 | 6 |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | — | |
| 2005 | #8,883 | 12 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | — | |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | — | |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | — | |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | — | |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | — | |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | — | |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | #7,971 | 6 |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | #5,868 | 9 |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | — | |
| 1992 | #5,718 | 16 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #4,329 | 23 | #5,096 | 10 |
| 1990 | #4,003 | 25 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #3,673 | 27 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #3,585 | 26 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #2,657 | 37 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #3,135 | 29 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1985 | #2,545 | 38 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #3,233 | 26 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #2,433 | 38 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #2,115 | 48 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1981 | #2,657 | 34 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #2,246 | 44 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #2,248 | 43 | #3,168 | 13 |
| 1978 | #2,012 | 47 | #3,215 | 12 |
| 1977 | #1,609 | 66 | #3,836 | 9 |
| 1976 | #1,514 | 68 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #1,986 | 44 | #3,428 | 10 |
| 1974 | #1,801 | 49 | #3,558 | 9 |
| 1973 | #1,666 | 54 | #3,013 | 11 |
| 1972 | #1,516 | 62 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #1,415 | 74 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #1,270 | 86 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #1,317 | 74 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #1,267 | 75 | #2,445 | 12 |
| 1967 | #1,011 | 103 | — | |
| 1966 | #890 | 127 | #2,216 | 13 |
| 1965 | #922 | 120 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | #804 | 169 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #762 | 182 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #695 | 219 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | #707 | 218 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #689 | 217 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #683 | 216 | — | |
| 1958 | #636 | 239 | — | |
| 1957 | #611 | 255 | — | |
| 1956 | #553 | 287 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #596 | 239 | — | |
| 1954 | #604 | 225 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #606 | 215 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #610 | 204 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1951 | #675 | 169 | — | |
| 1950 | #703 | 149 | — | |
| 1949 | #757 | 129 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #753 | 128 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #672 | 157 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #593 | 180 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #667 | 122 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #655 | 128 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #699 | 119 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #560 | 175 | #1,946 | 14 |
| 1941 | #559 | 156 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #498 | 193 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #495 | 181 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #459 | 215 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #448 | 215 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #426 | 231 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #411 | 250 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #402 | 263 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #397 | 261 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #396 | 270 | #1,995 | 14 |
| 1931 | #396 | 273 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1930 | #396 | 294 | #2,079 | 14 |
| 1929 | #370 | 330 | #2,317 | 12 |
| 1928 | #342 | 387 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #347 | 375 | #2,408 | 12 |
| 1926 | #337 | 386 | #2,074 | 15 |
| 1925 | #337 | 395 | #2,936 | 9 |
| 1924 | #323 | 430 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1923 | #316 | 418 | #2,224 | 14 |
| 1922 | #332 | 386 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1921 | #330 | 397 | #1,980 | 17 |
| 1920 | #312 | 438 | #2,231 | 14 |
| 1919 | #343 | 348 | #2,385 | 12 |
| 1918 | #308 | 429 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #317 | 371 | #1,986 | 15 |
| 1916 | #303 | 391 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #306 | 366 | #1,968 | 14 |
| 1914 | #304 | 293 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #268 | 301 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1912 | #238 | 358 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #318 | 152 | — | |
| 1910 | #440 | 82 | — | |
| 1909 | #413 | 78 | — | |
| 1908 | #456 | 62 | — | |
| 1907 | #372 | 89 | — | |
| 1906 | #420 | 66 | — | |
| 1905 | #383 | 78 | — | |
| 1904 | #360 | 83 | — | |
| 1903 | #461 | 48 | — | |
| 1902 | #398 | 61 | — | |
| 1901 | #481 | 39 | — | |
| 1900 | #440 | 57 | — | |
| 1899 | #443 | 43 | — | |
| 1898 | #486 | 40 | — | |
| 1897 | #453 | 42 | — | |
| 1896 | #453 | 41 | — | |
| 1895 | #471 | 38 | — | |
| 1894 | #418 | 44 | — | |
| 1893 | #449 | 35 | — | |
| 1892 | #401 | 44 | — | |
| 1891 | #447 | 32 | — | |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 | — | |
| 1889 | #430 | 31 | — | |
| 1888 | #512 | 24 | — | |
| 1887 | #537 | 17 | — | |
| 1886 | #476 | 21 | — | |
| 1885 | #428 | 24 | — | |
| 1884 | #463 | 19 | — | |
| 1883 | #536 | 13 | — | |
| 1882 | #634 | 9 | — | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | #449 | 14 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Avis was already there! It came in at #449, and was given to 14 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2010–2011, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Avis is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maine#65 · 1 in 248
- South Dakota#130 · 1 in 587
- Minnesota#134 · 1 in 682
- Kansas#147 · 1 in 725
- North Dakota#160 · 1 in 848
Best ever in a state: #54 in Maine, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #65 | 26 | 1 in 248 |
| South Dakota | #130 | 11 | 1 in 587 |
| Minnesota | #134 | 33 | 1 in 682 |
| Kansas | #147 | 22 | 1 in 725 |
| North Dakota | #160 | 9 | 1 in 848 |
| Montana | #185 | 6 | 1 in 1,070 |
| Nebraska | #185 | 12 | 1 in 1,047 |
| Colorado | #192 | 8 | 1 in 1,028 |
| Massachusetts | #225 | 16 | 1 in 2,308 |
| Iowa | #237 | 13 | 1 in 1,693 |
| West Virginia | #239 | 11 | 1 in 1,597 |
| Wisconsin | #253 | 11 | 1 in 2,271 |
| Georgia | #254 | 19 | 1 in 1,807 |
| Mississippi | #259 | 12 | 1 in 1,608 |
| Michigan | #265 | 14 | 1 in 2,618 |
| Alabama | #274 | 14 | 1 in 1,912 |
| Florida | #285 | 5 | 1 in 1,954 |
| Texas | #289 | 34 | 1 in 1,457 |
| North Carolina | #309 | 12 | 1 in 2,826 |
| New York | #325 | 24 | 1 in 4,215 |
| Oklahoma | #333 | 10 | 1 in 2,334 |
| Virginia | #345 | 7 | 1 in 3,877 |
| California | #364 | 7 | 1 in 3,293 |
| South Carolina | #391 | 5 | 1 in 4,350 |
| Arkansas | #394 | 7 | 1 in 2,786 |
| Missouri | #397 | 8 | 1 in 3,842 |
| Illinois | #409 | 12 | 1 in 5,166 |
| Indiana | #410 | 5 | 1 in 5,192 |
| Kentucky | #434 | 6 | 1 in 4,505 |
| Louisiana | #437 | 6 | 1 in 3,452 |
| Tennessee | #466 | 5 | 1 in 5,142 |
| Pennsylvania | #572 | 7 | 1 in 14,224 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Avis
- 4,262 spots since 2024 (#8,946 → #13,208)
- 4,802 spots since 2020 (#8,406 → #13,208)
- 5,200 spots since 2015 (#8,008 → #13,208)
- Biggest jump: 196 spots in 1882 (#830 → #634)
- Biggest drop: 381 spots in 1881 (#449 → #830)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1912 at #238 (358 births)
- Births halved by 1941, 29 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 87 yrs · run 1880–1966
- Highest: 1 in 1,559 girls born in 1912 were named Avis (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 267,878 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 22.9% of all girls named Avis (3,942) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 177 | #428 (1885) | #530 |
| 1890s | 392 | #401 (1892) | #447 |
| 1900s | 661 | #360 (1904) | #418 |
| 1910s | 3,091 | #238 (1912) | #315 |
| 1920s | 3,942 | #312 (1920) | #335 |
| 1930s | 2,453 | #396 (1930) | #423 |
| 1940s | 1,487 | #498 (1940) | #641 |
| 1950s | 2,198 | #553 (1956) | #628 |
| 1960s | 1,504 | #689 (1960) | #906 |
| 1970s | 593 | #1,270 (1970) | #1,704 |
| 1980s | 347 | #2,115 (1982) | #2,828 |
| 1990s | 146 | #4,003 (1990) | #6,822 |
| 2000s | 88 | #8,883 (2005) | #11,363 |
| 2010s | 79 | #7,100 (2018) | #9,638 |
| 2020s | 66 | #8,055 (2023) | #9,270 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Avis in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 2,698 of them was named Avis, which outranked 94.5% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 202,696 of them was named Avis, which outranked 13.2% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 634 names at #4,179; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.