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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202022peak #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 2022

  • 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: #424 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,796 girlsWAIdaho: #241 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 808 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #756 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,645 girlsMNIllinois: #633 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,919 girlsILWisconsin: #347 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,369 girlsWIMichigan: #499 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,180 girlsMINew York: #1,092 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,159 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedRIOregon: #545 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,142 girlsORNevada: #419 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,572 girlsNVWyoming: 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: #385 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,563 girlsINOhio: #595 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,802 girlsOHPennsylvania: #906 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,798 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #636 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 3,160 girlsCAUtah: #427 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,792 girlsUTColorado: #520 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,181 girlsCONebraska: #407 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,427 girlsNEMissouri: #386 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsMOKentucky: #734 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,372 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #642 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,906 girlsVAMaryland: #947 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,429 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedDEArizona: #520 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,173 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedKSArkansas: #565 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,086 girlsARTennessee: #568 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,427 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #1,277 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,580 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #401 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,478 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: #1,077 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,725 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mavis, so not publishedHITexas: #764 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 3,876 girlsTXFlorida: #1,057 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,153 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#241 · 1 in 808
  2. Wisconsin#347 · 1 in 1,369
  3. Indiana#385 · 1 in 1,563
  4. Missouri#386 · 1 in 1,614
  5. Oklahoma#401 · 1 in 1,478

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#24181 in 808
Wisconsin#347151 in 1,369
Indiana#385181 in 1,563
Missouri#386151 in 1,614
Oklahoma#401101 in 1,478
Nebraska#40751 in 1,427
Nevada#41961 in 1,572
Washington#424161 in 1,796
Utah#42791 in 1,792
Michigan#499171 in 2,180
Arizona#520131 in 2,173
Colorado#520101 in 2,181
Oregon#54561 in 2,142
Arkansas#56551 in 2,086
Tennessee#568131 in 2,427
Ohio#595171 in 2,802
Illinois#633161 in 2,919
California#636551 in 3,160
Virginia#642121 in 2,906
Kentucky#73451 in 3,372
Minnesota#75661 in 3,645
Texas#764421 in 3,876
Pennsylvania#906101 in 4,798
Maryland#94751 in 4,429
Florida#1,057141 in 6,153
Georgia#1,07781 in 5,725
New York#1,092131 in 6,159
North Carolina#1,27761 in 7,580
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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 2022

girls
#681
429 births · 1 in 3,823 girls

Top girls' names in 2022

  1. #1Olivia16,670
  2. #2Emma14,512
  3. #3Charlotte12,952
  4. #4Amelia12,415
  5. #5Sophia12,382
  6. #6Isabella11,761
  7. #7Ava11,107
  8. #8Mia11,077
  9. #9Evelyn9,332
  10. #10Luna8,977
  11. #681Mavis429
More about 2022

girls

1,640,131 girls got a published name in 2022; 1 in 3,823 of them was named Mavis, which outranked 96.2% of the 17,760 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mavis
  1. #678Coraline430
  2. #678Kenna430
  3. #678Zendaya430
  4. #681Mavis429
  5. #681Elodie429
  6. #681Persephone429
  7. #684Ila428
  8. #684Iyla428
  9. #686Cheyenne427

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

Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 698Wrenlee#1,410 → #712
  2. ↑ 686Neriah#1,680 → #994
  3. ↑ 487Arlet#1,229 → #742
  4. ↑ 424Georgina#1,304 → #880
  5. ↑ 413Amiri#1,293 → #880
Fallers
  1. ↓ 282Tatiana#992 → #1,274
  2. ↓ 245Alaiya#721 → #966
  3. ↓ 239Aarna#967 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 231Jaylene#975 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 227Aviana#521 → #748

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

See the top 100 for 2022 →