THE NAME REPORT · FIRST-NAME VIEW
Mavis
MAY-vis
NAME PROFILE
Pronunciation & Spelling
Easy for most readers
The spelling is not fully self-directing on first sight. A new reader can reasonably land on more than one pronunciation.
89/100
Everyday Use
Low risk
If the name is misheard or mistyped, the correction is usually quick and easy to retain.
99/100
Lifetime Fit
Strong lifetime fit
This name is not tied to a casual short-form pattern, so it does not need a separate formal version to work in both settings.
90/100
International Mobility
Travels well, with one adaptation
The name travels more consistently on the page than in the mouth. Readers in different language communities can give the same spelling different sounds.
92/100
Popularity
Distinctive
#561
Ranked number 561 of 1000 among girls' names in United States for 2025. Public familiarity band: Distinctive. Popularity describes familiarity, not name quality.
About the name
Meaning
Mavis is an unusually well-documented literary coinage: Marie Corelli deliberately chose the word for 'song thrush' as a given name for her 1895 novel's heroine specifically because of the character's beautiful singing voice, making the bird-meaning and the name-story the same fact rather than two separate threads.
Origin and history
Documented roots: Old French.
Bottom line
On its own, Mavis holds up well, with a single specific point worth checking before you decide. If it stays on the shortlist, show the written name to someone seeing it for the first time and note where their pronunciation lands.