Mavis

#560 for girls in 2025, 537 births · Last seen for boys in 1964 at #4,039
Given to girls 99.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1927 · 603 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
23,015
since 1893

Mavis over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Mavis has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #270, 1927girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#560537—
2024#566533—
2023#595502—
2022#681429—
2021#752378—
2020#840325—
2019#840321—
2018#890304—
2017#799342—
2016#788361—
2015#1,003269—
2014#1,100232—
2013#1,385167—
2012#3,64443—
2011#3,84339—
2010#6,64119—
2009#7,67916—
2008#10,08411—
2007#9,00713—
2006#9,28612—
2005#8,88312—
2004#7,39115—
2003#7,99813—
2002#8,28012—
2001#8,19612—
2000#8,02712—
1999#8,80510—
1998#6,71914—
1997#9,0179—
1996#8,13210—
1995#6,25714—
1994#8,12210—
1993#7,49811—
1992#4,68621—
1991#5,65916—
1990#5,54916—
1989#5,54515—
1988#5,59814—
1987#5,31214—
1986#5,75712—
1985#5,34813—
1984#4,73715—
1983#2,97528—
1982#3,64722—
1981#4,00519—
1980#3,41124—
1979#2,99728—
1978#2,62932—
1977#3,26723—
1976#2,66429—
1975#2,74327—
1974#3,00823—
1973#1,91343—
1972#1,85645—
1971#2,06440—
1970#1,90445—
1969#2,05837—
1968#1,51956—
1967#1,41661—
1966#1,23276—
1965#1,29270—
1964#1,001114#4,0395
1963#944125—
1962#832159—
1961#848155—
1960#915134—
1959#891136—
1958#951118—
1957#790163—
1956#826143—
1955#726171—
1954#683187—
1953#652189—
1952#549244—
1951#686162—
1950#578209—
1949#561220#3,6905
1948#541232—
1947#484288—
1946#519231—
1945#476229—
1944#435273—
1943#444280—
1942#425288—
1941#379323#3,5055
1940#353333—
1939#314389—
1938#314388#3,5345
1937#292452#3,5185
1936#295433—
1935#303406#2,7198
1934#279485—
1933#282458#3,2686
1932#280494#3,3616
1931#286472#3,3906
1930#282531#3,5926
1929#276540#2,7669
1928#280547—
1927#270603—
1926#280556#3,3857
1925#277579#2,9369
1924#270581#3,5057
1923#276546#2,77210
1922#278538#4,3075
1921#282552#3,2148
1920#295487#2,33613
1919#334364#4,1685
1918#385290—
1917#412236—
1916#413226#3,8975
1915#372264—
1914#511119—
1913#56781—
1912#65958—
1911#75433—
1910#69837—
1909#73130—
1908#72928—
1907#69430—
1906#71626—
1905#87218—
1904#75522—
1903#81318—
1902#71623—
1901#69921—
1900#86019—
1899#1,03410—
1898#96313—
1897#1,0949—
1896#1,1229—
1895#93212—
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First appearance
1893

The first year at least five girls were named Mavis! It came in at #1,437, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1893–1894, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Mavis is popular in 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedAKMaine: #177 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 905 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #140 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 631 girlsNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #89 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 281 girlsNDMinnesota: #97 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 431 girlsMNIllinois: #347 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,888 girlsILWisconsin: #125 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 646 girlsWIMichigan: #299 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,142 girlsMINew York: #481 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 9,218 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedRIOregon: #141 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 621 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #79 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 288 girlsSDIowa: #182 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,098 girlsIAIndiana: #304 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,138 girlsINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #619 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,578 girlsCAUtah: #147 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 631 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedCONebraska: #226 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,552 girlsNEMissouri: #321 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,923 girlsMOKentucky: #312 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,643 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #269 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,404 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNMKansas: #374 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,317 girlsKSArkansas: #270 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,548 girlsARTennessee: #219 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,358 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #203 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,217 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #345 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,565 girlsOKLouisiana: #228 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,107 girlsLAMississippi: #136 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 570 girlsMSAlabama: #156 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 757 girlsALGeorgia: #381 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,814 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedHITexas: #274 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,357 girlsTXFlorida: #211 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,026 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#79 · 1 in 288
  2. North Dakota#89 · 1 in 281
  3. Minnesota#97 · 1 in 431
  4. Wisconsin#125 · 1 in 646
  5. Mississippi#136 · 1 in 570

Best ever in a state: #35 in South Dakota, 1930.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#79221 in 288
North Dakota#89231 in 281
Minnesota#97531 in 431
Wisconsin#125391 in 646
Mississippi#136401 in 570
New Hampshire#14061 in 631
Oregon#141101 in 621
Utah#14781 in 631
Alabama#156431 in 757
Maine#17781 in 905
Iowa#182201 in 1,098
North Carolina#203341 in 1,217
Florida#211131 in 1,026
Tennessee#219221 in 1,358
Nebraska#22681 in 1,552
Louisiana#228221 in 1,107
Virginia#269121 in 2,404
Arkansas#270141 in 1,548
Texas#274461 in 1,357
Michigan#299131 in 3,142
Indiana#30491 in 3,138
Kentucky#312121 in 2,643
Missouri#321111 in 2,923
Oklahoma#345101 in 2,565
Illinois#347161 in 3,888
Kansas#37451 in 3,317
Georgia#38191 in 3,814
New York#481111 in 9,218
California#61951 in 7,578
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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 Mavis
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#566 → #560)
  • 280 spots since 2020 (#840 → #560)
  • 443 spots since 2015 (#1,003 → #560)
  • Biggest jump: 215 spots in 2016 (#1,003 → #788)
  • Biggest drop: 190 spots in 1896 (#932 → #1,122)
Rise & fade · girls
34 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1893
  • Peaked 1927 at #270 (603 births)
  • Births halved by 1942, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 76 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 76 yrs · run 1900–1963
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,977
  • Highest: 1 in 1,977 girls born in 1927 were named Mavis (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,993 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 24.0% of all girls named Mavis (5,529) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s58#932 (1895)#1,097
1900s235#694 (1907)#759
1910s1,708#334 (1919)#511
1920s5,529#270 (1927)#278
1930s4,508#279 (1934)#293
1940s2,697#353 (1940)#462
1950s1,722#549 (1952)#733
1960s987#832 (1962)#1,206
1970s335#1,856 (1972)#2,505
1980s176#2,975 (1983)#4,634
1990s131#4,686 (1992)#7,044
2000s128#7,391 (2004)#8,483
2010s2,097#788 (2016)#2,093
2020s2,704#560 (2025)#666

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.

Mavis in 1924

girls
#270
581 births · 1 in 2,150 girls
boys
#3,505
7 births · 1 in 161,820 boys

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #270Mavis581

Top boys' names in 1924

  1. #1Robert60,802
  2. #2John59,052
  3. #3William53,506
  4. #4James52,942
  5. #5Charles30,460
  6. #6George27,373
  7. #7Joseph25,421
  8. #8Richard21,244
  9. #9Edward21,126
  10. #10Donald17,929
  11. #3,505Mavis7
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 2,150 of them was named Mavis, which outranked 95.4% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mavis
  1. #267Angela600
  2. #268Elinor595
  3. #269Estella583
  4. #270Mavis581
  5. #270Lizzie581
  6. #272Elvira579
  7. #273Carmela578
  8. #273Joy578

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 459Bettylou#1,327 → #868
  2. ↑ 374Doloris#1,350 → #976
  3. ↑ 332Gaynell#1,283 → #951
  4. ↑ 313Toby#1,305 → #992
  5. ↑ 262Letty#1,213 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Izola#966 → #1,354
  2. ↓ 305Fumiko#953 → #1,258
  3. ↓ 303Clemmie#941 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 276Cruz#793 → #1,069
  5. ↓ 271Eris#457 → #728

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 161,820 of them was named Mavis, which outranked 29.5% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mavis
  1. #3,260Winnie8
  2. #3,260Wymon8
  3. #3,260Yoshiharu8
  4. #3,505Mavis7
  5. #3,505Ac7
  6. #3,505Ada7
  7. #3,505Adams7
  8. #3,867Abdon6
  9. #3,867Abran6
  10. #3,867Abron6

Tied with 361 names at #3,505; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 436Faustino#1,420 → #984
  2. ↑ 338Conway#1,275 → #937
  3. ↑ 310Coolidge#1,041 → #731
  4. ↑ 291Chas#1,235 → #944
  5. ↑ 287Leopoldo#1,194 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 466Cliff#992 → #1,458
  2. ↓ 403Harding#860 → #1,263
  3. ↓ 367Dempsey#750 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 363Price#924 → #1,287
  5. ↓ 350Terrence#873 → #1,223

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1924 →