Mavis: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “song thrush”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- MAY-vis · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Mavis comes from an Old French word for the song thrush, later adopted into English as a given name. Its use is tied to the bird name rather than a saint's name or surname.
How popular is Mavis?
Babies named Mavis in 2024532
2024 rank#565 girls
Peak year1927
Total US babies since 188022,608
Mavis is rising: use over the last five years is 4.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Mavis
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Mavis questions
What does the name Mavis mean?
Mavis means "song thrush". It comes from French. Mavis comes from an Old French word for the song thrush, later adopted into English as a given name. Its use is tied to the bird name rather than a saint's name or surname.
Is Mavis a boy or girl name?
Mavis is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Mavis?
532 US babies were named Mavis in 2024. Its peak year was 1927.
How do you pronounce Mavis?
Mavis is usually pronounced MAY-vis.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.