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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #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
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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 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNHWashington: 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: #65 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 235 girlsNDMinnesota: #72 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 292 girlsMNIllinois: #348 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,121 girlsILWisconsin: #121 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 692 girlsWIMichigan: #388 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,229 girlsMINew York: #604 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 13,794 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #74 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 260 girlsSDIowa: #160 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,005 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedINOhio: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedCONebraska: #185 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,137 girlsNEMissouri: #365 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,861 girlsMOKentucky: #300 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,274 girlsKYWest Virginia: #217 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,308 girlsWVVirginia: #320 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,281 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: #198 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsKSArkansas: #298 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,876 girlsARTennessee: #271 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,059 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #200 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,139 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #351 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,465 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #217 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsOKLouisiana: #317 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,074 girlsLAMississippi: #175 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 791 girlsMSAlabama: #173 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 772 girlsALGeorgia: #295 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,330 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedHITexas: #380 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,383 girlsTXFlorida: #252 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,459 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#65 · 1 in 235
  2. Minnesota#72 · 1 in 292
  3. South Dakota#74 · 1 in 260
  4. Wisconsin#121 · 1 in 692
  5. Iowa#160 · 1 in 1,005

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#65241 in 235
Minnesota#72651 in 292
South Dakota#74201 in 260
Wisconsin#121321 in 692
Iowa#160181 in 1,005
Alabama#173381 in 772
Mississippi#175271 in 791
Nebraska#18591 in 1,137
Kansas#198111 in 1,198
North Carolina#200321 in 1,139
Oklahoma#217201 in 1,129
West Virginia#217141 in 1,308
Florida#25281 in 1,459
Tennessee#271131 in 2,059
Georgia#295131 in 2,330
Arkansas#298101 in 1,876
Kentucky#300121 in 2,274
Louisiana#317101 in 2,074
Virginia#32071 in 3,281
Illinois#348121 in 4,121
South Carolina#35161 in 3,465
Missouri#36571 in 3,861
Texas#380241 in 2,383
Michigan#38871 in 5,229
New York#60461 in 13,794
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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 1934

girls
#279
485 births · 1 in 2,153 girls

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #279Mavis485
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 2,153 of them was named Mavis, which outranked 94.4% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mavis
  1. #276Jewel494
  2. #277Nelda493
  3. #278Willa486
  4. #279Mavis485
  5. #280Olga482
  6. #281Joanna480
  7. #282Gayle476
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →