Over the past 110 years, 5 boys and 16 199 girls have been named Mavis. The name Mavis ranks 12070th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Mavis in 1920. The peak of popularity of the name Mavis came in the 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.