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
- Peak · girls
- 1927 · 603 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 23,015since 1893
Mavis over time
Rank among girls' names. Mavis has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #560 | 537 | — | |
| 2024 | #566 | 533 | — | |
| 2023 | #595 | 502 | — | |
| 2022 | #681 | 429 | — | |
| 2021 | #752 | 378 | — | |
| 2020 | #840 | 325 | — | |
| 2019 | #840 | 321 | — | |
| 2018 | #890 | 304 | — | |
| 2017 | #799 | 342 | — | |
| 2016 | #788 | 361 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,003 | 269 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,100 | 232 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,385 | 167 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,644 | 43 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,843 | 39 | — | |
| 2010 | #6,641 | 19 | — | |
| 2009 | #7,679 | 16 | — | |
| 2008 | #10,084 | 11 | — | |
| 2007 | #9,007 | 13 | — | |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | — | |
| 2005 | #8,883 | 12 | — | |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | — | |
| 2003 | #7,998 | 13 | — | |
| 2002 | #8,280 | 12 | — | |
| 2001 | #8,196 | 12 | — | |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | — | |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | — | |
| 1998 | #6,719 | 14 | — | |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | — | |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | — | |
| 1995 | #6,257 | 14 | — | |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | — | |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | — | |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | — | |
| 1990 | #5,549 | 16 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | — | |
| 1988 | #5,598 | 14 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | — | |
| 1986 | #5,757 | 12 | — | |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,975 | 28 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,005 | 19 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,411 | 24 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,997 | 28 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,629 | 32 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,267 | 23 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,664 | 29 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,743 | 27 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,008 | 23 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,913 | 43 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,856 | 45 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,064 | 40 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,904 | 45 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,058 | 37 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,519 | 56 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,416 | 61 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,232 | 76 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,292 | 70 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,001 | 114 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #944 | 125 | — | |
| 1962 | #832 | 159 | — | |
| 1961 | #848 | 155 | — | |
| 1960 | #915 | 134 | — | |
| 1959 | #891 | 136 | — | |
| 1958 | #951 | 118 | — | |
| 1957 | #790 | 163 | — | |
| 1956 | #826 | 143 | — | |
| 1955 | #726 | 171 | — | |
| 1954 | #683 | 187 | — | |
| 1953 | #652 | 189 | — | |
| 1952 | #549 | 244 | — | |
| 1951 | #686 | 162 | — | |
| 1950 | #578 | 209 | — | |
| 1949 | #561 | 220 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #541 | 232 | — | |
| 1947 | #484 | 288 | — | |
| 1946 | #519 | 231 | — | |
| 1945 | #476 | 229 | — | |
| 1944 | #435 | 273 | — | |
| 1943 | #444 | 280 | — | |
| 1942 | #425 | 288 | — | |
| 1941 | #379 | 323 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #353 | 333 | — | |
| 1939 | #314 | 389 | — | |
| 1938 | #314 | 388 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #292 | 452 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #295 | 433 | — | |
| 1935 | #303 | 406 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #279 | 485 | — | |
| 1933 | #282 | 458 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #280 | 494 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #286 | 472 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #282 | 531 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #276 | 540 | #2,766 | 9 |
| 1928 | #280 | 547 | — | |
| 1927 | #270 | 603 | — | |
| 1926 | #280 | 556 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #277 | 579 | #2,936 | 9 |
| 1924 | #270 | 581 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #276 | 546 | #2,772 | 10 |
| 1922 | #278 | 538 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #282 | 552 | #3,214 | 8 |
| 1920 | #295 | 487 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | #334 | 364 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #385 | 290 | — | |
| 1917 | #412 | 236 | — | |
| 1916 | #413 | 226 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #372 | 264 | — | |
| 1914 | #511 | 119 | — | |
| 1913 | #567 | 81 | — | |
| 1912 | #659 | 58 | — | |
| 1911 | #754 | 33 | — | |
| 1910 | #698 | 37 | — | |
| 1909 | #731 | 30 | — | |
| 1908 | #729 | 28 | — | |
| 1907 | #694 | 30 | — | |
| 1906 | #716 | 26 | — | |
| 1905 | #872 | 18 | — | |
| 1904 | #755 | 22 | — | |
| 1903 | #813 | 18 | — | |
| 1902 | #716 | 23 | — | |
| 1901 | #699 | 21 | — | |
| 1900 | #860 | 19 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,034 | 10 | — | |
| 1898 | #963 | 13 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | — | |
| 1895 | #932 | 12 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
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| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1919
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#159 · 1 in 778
- Alabama#166 · 1 in 881
- Minnesota#167 · 1 in 1,017
- Mississippi#184 · 1 in 912
- Iowa#189 · 1 in 1,208
Best ever in a state: #35 in South Dakota, 1930.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #159 | 8 | 1 in 778 |
| Alabama | #166 | 35 | 1 in 881 |
| Minnesota | #167 | 21 | 1 in 1,017 |
| Mississippi | #184 | 24 | 1 in 912 |
| Iowa | #189 | 17 | 1 in 1,208 |
| Washington | #211 | 7 | 1 in 1,381 |
| North Dakota | #212 | 5 | 1 in 1,422 |
| North Carolina | #239 | 22 | 1 in 1,637 |
| Arkansas | #250 | 15 | 1 in 1,353 |
| Missouri | #264 | 15 | 1 in 1,931 |
| Kentucky | #284 | 13 | 1 in 2,079 |
| Louisiana | #284 | 13 | 1 in 1,672 |
| Texas | #284 | 35 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Oklahoma | #326 | 10 | 1 in 2,221 |
| Massachusetts | #333 | 7 | 1 in 4,964 |
| Wisconsin | #334 | 6 | 1 in 3,801 |
| New Jersey | #338 | 5 | 1 in 6,124 |
| Indiana | #346 | 6 | 1 in 4,042 |
| Virginia | #346 | 7 | 1 in 3,919 |
| Tennessee | #348 | 8 | 1 in 3,234 |
| California | #354 | 8 | 1 in 2,911 |
| Georgia | #395 | 9 | 1 in 4,127 |
| Illinois | #448 | 9 | 1 in 6,328 |
| New York | #451 | 11 | 1 in 8,679 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 1927 at #270 (603 births)
- Births halved by 1942, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 76 yrs · run 1900–1963
- 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%)
- 24.0% of all girls named Mavis (5,529) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 58 | #932 (1895) | #1,097 |
| 1900s | 235 | #694 (1907) | #759 |
| 1910s | 1,708 | #334 (1919) | #511 |
| 1920s | 5,529 | #270 (1927) | #278 |
| 1930s | 4,508 | #279 (1934) | #293 |
| 1940s | 2,697 | #353 (1940) | #462 |
| 1950s | 1,722 | #549 (1952) | #733 |
| 1960s | 987 | #832 (1962) | #1,206 |
| 1970s | 335 | #1,856 (1972) | #2,505 |
| 1980s | 176 | #2,975 (1983) | #4,634 |
| 1990s | 131 | #4,686 (1992) | #7,044 |
| 2000s | 128 | #7,391 (2004) | #8,483 |
| 2010s | 2,097 | #788 (2016) | #2,093 |
| 2020s | 2,704 | #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 1919
Top girls' names in 1919
Top boys' names in 1919
More about 1919
girls
1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 3,105 of them was named Mavis, which outranked 94.0% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 196,024 of them was named Mavis, which outranked 13.3% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 642 names at #4,168; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.