Mavis is an established girls' name that peaked in 1927 and remains in steady use.
Mavis is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #561 for girl births in the United States (and #1,115 across all names), given to 537 babies. Mavis was first reported in SSA data in 1893 and peaked in 1927 (603 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 537 | 537 | #561 | — |
| 2024 | 533 | 533 | #566 | — |
| 2023 | 502 | 502 | #595 | — |
| 2022 | 429 | 429 | #682 | — |
| 2021 | 378 | 378 | #755 | — |
| 2020 | 325 | 325 | #841 | — |
| 2019 | 321 | 321 | #842 | — |
| 2018 | 304 | 304 | #890 | — |
| 2017 | 342 | 342 | #800 | — |
| 2016 | 361 | 361 | #790 | — |
| 2015 | 269 | 269 | #1,004 | — |
| 2014 | 232 | 232 | #1,103 | — |
| 2013 | 167 | 167 | #1,389 | — |
| 2012 | 43 | 43 | #3,688 | — |
| 2011 | 39 | 39 | #3,886 | — |
| 2010 | 19 | 19 | #6,811 | — |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #7,946 | — |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | #10,546 | — |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #9,366 | — |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | #9,698 | — |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #9,244 | — |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #7,692 | — |
| 2003 | 13 | 13 | #8,320 | — |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #8,640 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | #8,549 | — |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #8,367 | — |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #9,243 | — |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | #6,959 | — |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #9,535 | — |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #8,598 | — |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #6,498 | — |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #8,557 | — |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #7,860 | — |
| 1992 | 21 | — | #4,797 | — |
| 1991 | 16 | — | #5,847 | — |
| 1990 | 16 | — | #5,730 | — |
| 1989 | 15 | — | #5,732 | — |
| 1988 | 14 | — | #5,790 | — |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #5,490 | — |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #6,013 | — |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #5,560 | — |
| 1984 | 15 | — | #4,889 | — |
| 1983 | 28 | — | #3,037 | — |
| 1982 | 22 | — | #3,718 | — |
| 1981 | 19 | — | #4,107 | — |
| 1980 | 24 | — | #3,465 | — |
| 1979 | 28 | — | #3,043 | — |
| 1978 | 32 | — | #2,659 | — |
| 1977 | 23 | — | #3,335 | — |
| 1976 | 29 | — | #2,703 | — |
| 1975 | 27 | — | #2,782 | — |
| 1974 | 23 | — | #3,057 | — |
| 1973 | 43 | — | #1,932 | — |
| 1972 | 45 | — | #1,874 | — |
| 1971 | 40 | — | #2,088 | — |
| 1970 | 45 | — | #1,924 | — |
| 1969 | 37 | — | #2,088 | — |
| 1968 | 56 | — | #1,531 | — |
| 1967 | 61 | — | #1,422 | — |
| 1966 | 76 | — | #1,236 | — |
| 1965 | 70 | — | #1,299 | — |
| 1964 | 119 | — | #1,005 | #4,424 |
| 1963 | 125 | — | #946 | — |
| 1962 | 159 | — | #836 | — |
| 1961 | 155 | — | #853 | — |
| 1960 | 134 | — | #918 | — |
| 1959 | 136 | — | #892 | — |
| 1958 | 118 | — | #953 | — |
| 1957 | 163 | — | #792 | — |
| 1956 | 143 | — | #829 | — |
| 1955 | 171 | — | #726 | — |
| 1954 | 187 | — | #685 | — |
| 1953 | 189 | — | #654 | — |
| 1952 | 244 | — | #551 | — |
| 1951 | 162 | — | #687 | — |
| 1950 | 209 | — | #579 | — |
| 1949 | 225 | — | #563 | #4,038 |
| 1948 | 232 | — | #542 | — |
| 1947 | 288 | — | #484 | — |
| 1946 | 231 | — | #519 | — |
| 1945 | 229 | — | #477 | — |
| 1944 | 273 | — | #436 | — |
| 1943 | 280 | — | #446 | — |
| 1942 | 288 | — | #425 | — |
| 1941 | 328 | — | #379 | #3,830 |
| 1940 | 333 | — | #354 | — |
| 1939 | 389 | — | #314 | — |
| 1938 | 393 | — | #316 | #3,858 |
| 1937 | 457 | — | #292 | #3,853 |
| 1936 | 433 | — | #295 | — |
| 1935 | 414 | — | #304 | #2,864 |
| 1934 | 485 | — | #279 | — |
| 1933 | 464 | — | #282 | #3,513 |
| 1932 | 500 | — | #280 | #3,629 |
| 1931 | 478 | — | #286 | #3,633 |
| 1930 | 537 | — | #282 | #3,861 |
| 1929 | 549 | — | #277 | #2,893 |
| 1928 | 547 | — | #280 | — |
| 1927 | 603 | — | #270 | — |
| 1926 | 563 | — | #280 | #3,607 |
| 1925 | 588 | — | #277 | #3,060 |
| 1924 | 588 | — | #271 | #3,720 |
| 1923 | 556 | — | #276 | #2,879 |
| 1922 | 543 | — | #278 | #4,727 |
| 1921 | 560 | — | #282 | #3,399 |
| 1920 | 500 | — | #295 | #2,410 |
| 1919 | 369 | — | #334 | #4,573 |
| 1918 | 290 | — | #385 | — |
| 1917 | 236 | — | #413 | — |
| 1916 | 231 | — | #414 | #4,284 |
| 1915 | 264 | — | #372 | — |
| 1914 | 119 | — | #513 | — |
| 1913 | 81 | — | #570 | — |
| 1912 | 58 | — | #662 | — |
| 1911 | 33 | — | #761 | — |
| 1910 | 37 | — | #701 | — |
| 1909 | 30 | — | #742 | — |
| 1908 | 28 | — | #737 | — |
| 1907 | 30 | — | #699 | — |
| 1906 | 26 | — | #728 | — |
| 1905 | 18 | — | #890 | — |
| 1904 | 22 | — | #768 | — |
| 1903 | 18 | — | #827 | — |
| 1902 | 23 | — | #731 | — |
| 1901 | 21 | — | #716 | — |
| 1900 | 19 | — | #877 | — |
| 1899 | 10 | — | #1,072 | — |
| 1898 | 13 | — | #999 | — |
| 1897 | 9 | — | #1,138 | — |
| 1896 | 9 | — | #1,181 | — |
| 1895 | 12 | — | #963 | — |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,576 | — |