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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #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 2015

  • 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: #698 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,483 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #552 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,718 girlsMNIllinois: #764 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,181 girlsILWisconsin: #572 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,586 girlsWIMichigan: #901 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,273 girlsMINew York: #1,289 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,302 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedRIOregon: #670 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,046 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #821 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,799 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #683 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 3,803 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedUTColorado: #607 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,924 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNEMissouri: #675 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,400 girlsMOKentucky: #629 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,094 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedVAMaryland: 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: #615 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,605 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedARTennessee: #745 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,894 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #760 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,367 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,317 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,116 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedHITexas: #927 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 5,473 girlsTXFlorida: #1,642 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 12,281 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#552 · 1 in 2,718
  2. Wisconsin#572 · 1 in 2,586
  3. Colorado#607 · 1 in 2,924
  4. Kansas#615 · 1 in 2,605
  5. Kentucky#629 · 1 in 3,094

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#55291 in 2,718
Wisconsin#57291 in 2,586
Colorado#60781 in 2,924
Kansas#61551 in 2,605
Kentucky#62961 in 3,094
Oregon#67051 in 3,046
Missouri#67581 in 3,400
California#683541 in 3,803
Washington#69891 in 3,483
Tennessee#74581 in 3,894
Oklahoma#76051 in 3,367
Illinois#764141 in 4,181
Pennsylvania#821111 in 4,799
Michigan#90181 in 5,273
Texas#927311 in 5,473
New York#1,289111 in 8,302
Georgia#1,31761 in 8,116
Florida#1,64271 in 12,281
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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 2015

girls
#1,003
269 births · 1 in 6,636 girls

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #1,003Mavis269
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 6,636 of them was named Mavis, which outranked 94.8% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mavis
  1. #997Libby270
  2. #997Mattie270
  3. #997Sidney270
  4. #1,003Mavis269
  5. #1,003Janae269
  6. #1,005Ari268
  7. #1,006Danika267
  8. #1,007Aliah266

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

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,984Alaia#2,648 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,835Meilani#2,781 → #946
  3. ↑ 1,733Aitana#2,648 → #915
  4. ↑ 1,387Aislinn#2,351 → #964
  5. ↑ 1,072Taya#2,049 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Isis#703 → #1,778
  2. ↓ 502Annabell#923 → #1,425
  3. ↓ 500Anabel#911 → #1,411
  4. ↓ 344Cindy#711 → #1,055
  5. ↓ 334Anabella#529 → #863

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

See the top 100 for 2015 →