Girls' name · since 1893
Mavis
Mavis has 23,015 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #561 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,015
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mavis currently ranks #561 among girls' names in America, with 23,015 babies recorded since 1893.
Social Security Administration records show Mavis recorded 23,015 times among girls since 1893, holding rank #561 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #966 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #561 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 23,015 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mavis ranks #966 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #561 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 23,015 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #561 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,015
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mavis's 23,015 recorded births place it above 98.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Mavis compares
23,015 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mavis's all-time total is 61x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mavis | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,015 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 603 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mavis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mavis's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 603, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mavis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 603
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Mavis popularity over time - boys
135 total births recorded since 1916 (Mavis as boys' name)
Mavis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (5,529 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Mavis's strongest decade.
5,529 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Mavis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 58
1890s
58 births
- 1900s 235
1900s
235 births
- 1910s 1,708
1910s
1,708 births
- 1920s
1920s
5,529 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,508 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,697 births
- 1950s 1,722
1950s
1,722 births
- 1960s 987
1960s
987 births
- 1970s 335
1970s
335 births
- 1980s 176
1980s
176 births
- 1990s 131
1990s
131 births
- 2000s 128
2000s
128 births
- 2010s 2,097
2010s
2,097 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,704 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5,529 births (24% of all-time use).
How Mavis compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mavis's total volume
Mavis by state
Where Mavis concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 1,598 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,452 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 1,286 | 5.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 1,186 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 1,111 | 4.8% |
| #6 | California | | 950 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 839 | 3.6% |
| #8 | North Dakota | | 703 | 3.1% |
1,598 of 23,015 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Mavis appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mavis's data
- Mavis's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (5,529 total births) through the 2020s (2,704) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Maviss (1,598 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mavis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~132 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1893–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mavis draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.