The baby name Mavis is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAY-vis (/ˈmeɪvɪs/).
Mavis is English in Origin.
The baby name Mavis is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAY-vis (/ˈmeɪvɪs/).
Mavis is English in Origin.
Rooted in Middle English and Scots, Mavis comes from Old French mauvis, the poetic name for the song thrush (Turdus philomelos). As a given name it evokes birdsong, spring, and lyrical grace; many early literary uses employed “mavis” simply as a word for the thrush, lending the name a nature-inflected, musical meaning.
Adopted as a feminine given name in Britain in the late 19th century, it gained favor in the early 1900s - boosted by Marie Corelli’s character Mavis Clare - and spread to the U.S. and Commonwealth. Popular through the 1920s–40s, it later waned but enjoys periodic vintage revival, aided by figures like gospel legend Mavis Staples and modern screen characters. Variants and nicknames include Mave, Mavi, Mavie, and the rarer spelling Mavys; related-in-sound choices are Maeve and Avis (not etymologically linked). The core meaning remains “song thrush,” symbolizing melodiousness and renewal.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | 0 | #6 | 1 | 374 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #13 | 1,986 | 6,973 |
| BW | 0 | #16 | 4 | 960 | |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #36 | 136 | 4,216 |
| GH | 0 | #37 | 363 | 5,396 | |
| MO | 0 | #48 | 5 | 2,706 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| TW | 0 | #80 | 21 | 4,523 | |
| CN | 0 | #83 | 4 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #89 | 5 | 3,714 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #107 | 4 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #110 | 5 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #121 | 4,556 | 25,928 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #151 | 4 | 4,685 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,666 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #186 | 76 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #190 | 90 | 8,139 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #194 | 31 | 7,146 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #204 | 48 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #204 | 66 | 11,010 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #222 | 64 | 2,795 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #223 | 135 | 8,829 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #227 | 5 | 3,559 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| HK | 0 | #248 | 103 | 8,483 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #249 | 537 | 16,104 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NG | 0 | #266 | 7 | 5,926 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| MY | 0 | #283 | 48 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #292 | 55 | 8,138 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #297 | 321 | 18,916 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #321 | 9 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #336 | 4 | 7,570 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| ZA | 0 | #372 | 76 | 14,421 | |
| NL | 0 | #378 | 14 | 2,481 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #380 | 11 | 13,098 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #402 | 4 | 3,185 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #411 | 71 | 9,861 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #418 | 7 | 15,987 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #428 | 88 | 19,177 |
| MX | 0 | #442 | 4 | 8,339 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #455 | 532 | 8,487 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #493 | 13 | 7,500 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #506 | 35 | 11,671 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #511 | 22 | 11,342 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #516 | 12 | 12,905 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #517 | 9 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #518 | 6 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #534 | 3 | 6,731 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #537 | 17 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #559 | 239 | 15,093 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #635 | 382 | 24,821 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #646 | 6 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #705 | 10 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #733 | 6 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #785 | 54 | 4,949 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #828 | 128 | 5,933 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #842 | 10 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #843 | 93 | 25,931 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #862 | 90 | 16,906 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #919 | 25 | 14,861 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #935 | 144 | 16,140 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #940 | 20 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #953 | 31 | 5,561 |
| TR | 0 | #953 | 264 | 19,440 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 146 | 25,619 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,092 | 20 | 25,439 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,116 | 68 | 17,781 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,318 | 129 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,443 | 29 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,597 | 18 | 28,008 |
Mavis is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:
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