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Mavis

“Song thrush” — English origin

Girl's name · #561 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Mavis was #270 in 1927, slipped to #10546 by 2008, and has climbed back to #561 today. Roughly 23,000 girls have been named Mavis since 1893.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,300 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,300 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 6,000 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mavises

• Mavis Staples — American singer
• Mavis Gallant — Canadian writer (1922–2014)
• Mavis Hawa Koomson — Ghanaian politician and educationist
• Mavis Batey — British cryptoanalyst, diplomat and garden historian (1921-2013)
• Mavis Freeman — American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist (1918–1988)

In stories & tradition

• Mavis Wilton — Coronation Street
• Mavis Dracula — Hotel Transylvania · Hotel Transylvania: The Television Series
• Mavis — DC Universe

What Mavises become

Among 100 notable people named Mavis:

No single standout — notable Mavises spread across many fields.

Similar names: Mavie · Winifred · Margo · Goldie · Mae · Maxine

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