A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Mavis
avian · interwar · spry
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenDerived from the Middle English and Old French mauvis, referring to the song thrush. The name entered British literary circulation in the late nineteenth century through Marie Corelli's 1895 bestseller The Sorrows of Satan before crossing the Atlantic. American parents took to it steadily during the first quarter of the twentieth century.
Also answers toMave, Mavie
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1893–2025
SSA Data 1893 peak: 603 souls, A.D. 1927 2025
2025: 537 born, rising ↑
Estimated Age
43 yrs
Most Maviss were born around 2025 — once maintained a CD binder with real conviction.
Peak Reign
1927
№270 that year
Generation
Gen Alpha, 44%
then Boomer 25% · Silent 20%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈23K ever born · now rising
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Mavis grew up with
SSA Datapodcasts in the car seat·a screen that always answers back·self-checkout beeps
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Mavis peaked in 1927.
Estimated average age: 43.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Mavis sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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In your mind, Mavis sounds more like a —
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Public Opinion Ledger
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The public has not yet weighed in on Mavis. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenA Mavis is currently almost as likely to be in a stroller as in assisted living, with very little generational middle ground. The name carries the dry snap of a 1920s parlor record and zero interest in being shortened. It reads less like delicate lace and more like a dependable wool cardigan with bakelite buttons.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name peaked in 1927 with 603 births, spent half a century in quiet retirement, and returned almost exclusively to modern infant nurseries.
Field Note 02
Gen Alpha accounts for forty-four percent of all living Americans named Mavis, comfortably outpacing the combined cohorts of their grandmothers.
Field Note 03
With roughly twenty-three thousand recorded bearers across more than a century, it maintains a low profile despite its recent climb.
Notable Maviss
AI-WrittenMavis Staplesgospel and soul singer, b. 1939
Mavis Gallantshort story writer, b. 1922
Mavis BateyBletchley Park cryptanalyst, b. 1921
Ephemera — If Mavis were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Duluth, Minnesota
Color
Bakelite amber
Job
Archive conservator
Object
Cast-iron whistling kettle
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