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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #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 2020

  • 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: #638 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,913 girlsWAIdaho: #298 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,019 girlsIDMontana: #191 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 496 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #856 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,331 girlsMNIllinois: #912 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,875 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedWIMichigan: #421 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,802 girlsMINew York: #2,021 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 15,916 girlsNYMassachusetts: #841 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,772 girlsMARhode 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: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedSDIowa: #572 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,303 girlsIAIndiana: #421 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,751 girlsINOhio: #809 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,355 girlsOHPennsylvania: #805 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,395 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #917 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 5,444 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedUTColorado: #556 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,394 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNEMissouri: #331 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsMOKentucky: #570 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,414 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #904 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,877 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedDEArizona: #683 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,073 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNMKansas: #357 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,272 girlsKSArkansas: #482 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,721 girlsARTennessee: #670 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,037 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #897 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,848 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #622 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,463 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: #1,153 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,355 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedHITexas: #1,138 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 6,952 girlsTXFlorida: #1,269 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,046 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#191 · 1 in 496
  2. Idaho#298 · 1 in 1,019
  3. Missouri#331 · 1 in 1,288
  4. Kansas#357 · 1 in 1,272
  5. Indiana#421 · 1 in 1,751

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#19151 in 496
Idaho#29861 in 1,019
Missouri#331191 in 1,288
Kansas#35791 in 1,272
Indiana#421161 in 1,751
Michigan#421211 in 1,802
Arkansas#48261 in 1,721
Colorado#55691 in 2,394
Kentucky#57071 in 2,414
Iowa#57251 in 2,303
Oklahoma#62261 in 2,463
Washington#638101 in 2,913
Tennessee#670101 in 3,037
Arizona#68391 in 3,073
Pennsylvania#805111 in 4,395
Ohio#809111 in 4,355
Massachusetts#84151 in 4,772
Minnesota#85651 in 4,331
North Carolina#89791 in 4,848
Virginia#90471 in 4,877
Illinois#912101 in 4,875
California#917321 in 5,444
Texas#1,138221 in 6,952
Georgia#1,15371 in 6,355
Florida#1,269101 in 8,046
New York#2,02151 in 15,916
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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 2020

girls
#840
325 births · 1 in 4,974 girls

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #840Mavis325
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 4,974 of them was named Mavis, which outranked 95.2% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mavis
  1. #835Yareli328
  2. #838Keyla326
  3. #838Lilianna326
  4. #840Mavis325
  5. #840Bexley325
  6. #840Nellie325
  7. #840Sariah325
  8. #845Aubriella324
  9. #846Tori323
  10. #847Annabella322

Tied with 4 names at #840; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →