Mavis
A girls’ name of Old French origin, meaning songbird thrush.
Babies a year
336
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#561
up from #566
UK popularity
#763
48 babies
How Mavis has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2016 | #790 |
| 2017 | #799 |
| 2018 | #888 |
| 2019 | #840 |
| 2020 | #839 |
| 2021 | #760 |
| 2022 | #680 |
| 2023 | #595 |
| 2024 | #566 |
| 2025 | #561 |
Mavis by the numbers
In 2025, 48 babies in England and Wales were named Mavis. In the US, 336 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 603 babies in 1927, making it a 1920s name.
At its height, in 1925, about 1 in 2,200 American girls born that year was called Mavis.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mavis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
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