Baby name

Avis

Girl

Classic name

The high point came in 1920, with 438 births and the No. 312 spot that year. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 143 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 13204.

17,224births since 1880

1920sgeneration

No. 312rank at its peak, in 1920

Where babies named Avis are born

1920

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The darker the blue, the more common Avis is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Avis is most common in Maine (7.1 times), North Dakota (5.4) and South Dakota (4.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Mavis 23,015
Avia 1,948
Aris 1,853
Avie 1,758
Davis 1,038

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