Mavis

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Mavis is a feminine given name, derived from a name for the common Old World song thrush. Its first modern usage was in Marie Corelli's 1895 novel The Sorrows of Satan, which featured a character named Mavis Clare.

From Wikipedia

Mavis first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 23 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 66 babies (rank #436 that year). In 2024 it was given to 64 girls (rank #467). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Mavis

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Mavis yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

639
Total babies (all years)
23
Years in the data
66
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19915#2,641
19925#2,691
19949#1,611
19986#2,448
20016#2,491
20066#2,816
20075#3,452
200912#1,824
20108#2,468
201117#1,379
201219#1,316
201325#1,030
201436#776
201529#914
201646#652
201747#637
201843#683
201944#672
202036#795
202155#532
202250#562
202366#436
202464#467