Mavis

Boy · recorded 1916–1964

  • 1964last recorded
  • 1920best year

Most popular in 1920.

Last recorded in 1964. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Mavis.

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 20 recorded years as a table
Mavis, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19166
19195
192012
19217
19225
19239
19246
19258
19266
19298
19305
19316
19326
19336
19358
19375
19385
19414
19493
19643

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Mavis isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1964
5
Rank in 1964
#4,039
How rare
1 in 398,539 boys
Since 1916
135

Mavis was last recorded in 1964. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1920, at 12 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Mavis doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.