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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #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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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
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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 1942

  • 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: #307 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,708 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #124 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 595 girlsNDMinnesota: #102 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 605 girlsMNIllinois: #551 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,814 girlsILWisconsin: #214 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,173 girlsWIMichigan: #530 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,290 girlsMINew York: #698 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 16,151 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: #98 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 470 girlsSDIowa: #256 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,347 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: #575 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,669 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedMOKentucky: #270 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,956 girlsKYWest Virginia: #339 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,426 girlsWVVirginia: #345 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,650 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: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #330 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,994 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #368 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,918 girlsLAMississippi: #240 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,281 girlsMSAlabama: #274 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,067 girlsALGeorgia: #417 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,397 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedHITexas: #523 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,785 girlsTXFlorida: #238 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,368 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#98 · 1 in 470
  2. Minnesota#102 · 1 in 605
  3. North Dakota#124 · 1 in 595
  4. Wisconsin#214 · 1 in 2,173
  5. Florida#238 · 1 in 1,368

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#98101 in 470
Minnesota#102421 in 605
North Dakota#12491 in 595
Wisconsin#214131 in 2,173
Florida#238131 in 1,368
Mississippi#240191 in 1,281
Iowa#25691 in 2,347
Kentucky#270151 in 1,956
Alabama#274161 in 2,067
Washington#30761 in 2,708
North Carolina#330141 in 2,994
West Virginia#33961 in 3,426
Virginia#34581 in 3,650
Louisiana#36891 in 2,918
Georgia#41781 in 4,397
Texas#523141 in 4,785
Michigan#53061 in 9,290
Illinois#55181 in 8,814
California#57591 in 7,669
New York#69871 in 16,151
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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 1942

girls
#425
288 births · 1 in 4,690 girls

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #425Mavis288
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 4,690 of them was named Mavis, which outranked 92.1% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mavis
  1. #419Ola293
  2. #423Sybil292
  3. #424Lupe290
  4. #425Mavis288
  5. #426Ilene287
  6. #427Diann285
  7. #427Madeleine285
Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,567Michal#4,420 → #853
  2. ↑ 1,885Merrily#2,397 → #512
  3. ↑ 1,081Merrilee#1,954 → #873
  4. ↑ 783Jerrilyn#1,610 → #827
  5. ↑ 760Candace#1,418 → #658
Fallers
  1. ↓ 354Rebekah#924 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 350Leatha#830 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 307Nella#993 → #1,300
  4. ↓ 272Arla#934 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 262Vivien#735 → #997

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

See the top 100 for 1942 →