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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202016peak #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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1893#1,4375—
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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 2016

  • 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: #171 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 596 girlsNHWashington: #653 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,214 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: #768 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,090 girlsMNIllinois: #760 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,116 girlsILWisconsin: #746 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,884 girlsWIMichigan: #712 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,824 girlsMINew York: #1,265 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,167 girlsNYMassachusetts: #607 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,185 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedRIOregon: #572 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,534 girlsORNevada: #561 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,232 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedSDIowa: #447 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,857 girlsIAIndiana: #495 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,330 girlsINOhio: #645 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,471 girlsOHPennsylvania: #545 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,729 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #717 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 4,074 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedUTColorado: #576 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,618 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNEMissouri: #958 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,425 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #772 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,126 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedDEArizona: #637 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,094 girlsAZNew Mexico: #375 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsNMKansas: #450 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,801 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #847 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,531 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #409 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,679 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: #1,319 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,008 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedHITexas: #657 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 3,414 girlsTXFlorida: #2,072 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 17,342 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#171 · 1 in 596
  2. New Mexico#375 · 1 in 1,267
  3. Oklahoma#409 · 1 in 1,679
  4. Iowa#447 · 1 in 1,857
  5. Kansas#450 · 1 in 1,801

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#17161 in 596
New Mexico#37551 in 1,267
Oklahoma#409101 in 1,679
Iowa#44771 in 1,857
Kansas#45071 in 1,801
Indiana#495131 in 2,330
Pennsylvania#545191 in 2,729
Nevada#56151 in 2,232
Oregon#57261 in 2,534
Colorado#57691 in 2,618
Massachusetts#60781 in 3,185
Arizona#637101 in 3,094
Ohio#645151 in 3,471
Washington#653101 in 3,214
Texas#657491 in 3,414
Michigan#712111 in 3,824
California#717501 in 4,074
Wisconsin#74661 in 3,884
Illinois#760141 in 4,116
Minnesota#76861 in 4,090
Virginia#77291 in 4,126
North Carolina#847101 in 4,531
Missouri#95851 in 5,425
New York#1,265111 in 8,167
Georgia#1,31961 in 8,008
Florida#2,07251 in 17,342
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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 2016

girls
#788
361 births · 1 in 4,909 girls

Top girls' names in 2016

  1. #1Emma19,550
  2. #2Olivia19,414
  3. #3Ava16,354
  4. #4Sophia16,185
  5. #5Isabella14,863
  6. #6Mia14,464
  7. #7Charlotte13,118
  8. #8Abigail11,796
  9. #9Emily11,006
  10. #10Amelia10,809
  11. #788Mavis361
More about 2016

girls

1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 4,909 of them was named Mavis, which outranked 95.8% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mavis
  1. #785Aryanna362
  2. #785Noemi362
  3. #785Tori362
  4. #788Mavis361
  5. #788Ayleen361
  6. #788Emmeline361
  7. #791Aiyana360
  8. #791Mercy360
  9. #793Jaylee359

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

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,389Kehlani#3,254 → #865
  2. ↑ 612Royalty#1,146 → #534
  3. ↑ 481Saoirse#1,448 → #967
  4. ↑ 396Ophelia#978 → #582
  5. ↑ 364Aitana#915 → #551
Fallers
  1. ↓ 542Caitlin#610 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 451Caitlyn#598 → #1,049
  3. ↓ 397Katelynn#652 → #1,049
  4. ↓ 382Kaitlynn#989 → #1,371
  5. ↓ 340Neriah#946 → #1,286

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

See the top 100 for 2016 →