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 |
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. Its US peak was 603 in 1927.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Mavis was most common in 1925, when it went to 0.05% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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