Is Avis a boy or girl name?
Avis is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Avis, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 95.5% of the 18,036 US babies named Avis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,992
- Babies named Avis since 1880
- 18,036
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 452 babies
Boys and girls named Avis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 177 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 392 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 661 | 100% |
| 1910s | 74 | 3,091 | 97.7% |
| 1920s | 132 | 3,942 | 96.8% |
| 1930s | 86 | 2,453 | 96.6% |
| 1940s | 78 | 1,487 | 95% |
| 1950s | 33 | 2,198 | 98.5% |
| 1960s | 84 | 1,504 | 94.7% |
| 1970s | 95 | 593 | 86.2% |
| 1980s | 100 | 347 | 77.6% |
| 1990s | 49 | 146 | 74.9% |
| 2000s | 27 | 88 | 76.5% |
| 2010s | 48 | 79 | 62.2% |
| 2020s | 12 | 60 | 83.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,992 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,428 | 13 | #8,108 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,601 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,532 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,657 | 12 | #8,466 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,334 | 8 | #11,501 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,169 | 16 | #7,148 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,899 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,211 | 8 | #11,937 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,801 | 14 | #8,062 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,111 | 9 | #11,102 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,870 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,544 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,673 | 8 | #12,588 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,726 | 12 | #9,563 |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,055 | 12 | #9,627 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,401 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,250 | 12 | #8,969 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,524 | 8 | #11,762 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,588 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,364 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,993 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,539 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,063 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,218 | 10 | #8,414 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,042 | 10 | #8,221 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,880 | 16 | #5,702 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,902 | 13 | #6,720 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,985 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,726 | 16 | #5,748 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,126 | 23 | #4,346 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,215 | 25 | #4,015 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,841 | 27 | #3,682 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,237 | 26 | #3,592 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,265 | 37 | #2,664 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,668 | 29 | #3,137 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,839 | 38 | #2,550 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,587 | 26 | #3,237 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,643 | 38 | #2,433 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,845 | 48 | #2,119 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,624 | 34 | #2,662 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,531 | 44 | #2,251 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,186 | 43 | #2,250 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,229 | 47 | #2,014 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,861 | 66 | #1,610 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,469 | 68 | #1,513 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,451 | 44 | #1,991 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,583 | 49 | #1,802 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,030 | 54 | #1,668 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,650 | 62 | #1,516 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,689 | 74 | #1,416 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,545 | 86 | #1,271 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,881 | 74 | #1,318 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,454 | 75 | #1,267 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,011 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,226 | 127 | #890 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,631 | 120 | #922 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,062 | 169 | #804 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,079 | 182 | #763 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,855 | 219 | #695 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,559 | 218 | #707 |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,687 | 217 | #689 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 216 | #683 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 239 | #636 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 255 | #611 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,238 | 287 | #553 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 239 | #596 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,863 | 225 | #604 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,720 | 215 | #606 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,258 | 204 | #610 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 169 | #676 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 149 | #703 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,622 | 129 | #757 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,715 | 128 | #754 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,395 | 157 | #672 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,199 | 180 | #593 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,366 | 122 | #668 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,458 | 128 | #655 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,753 | 119 | #699 |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,954 | 175 | #560 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,340 | 156 | #560 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,335 | 193 | #498 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,464 | 181 | #495 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,200 | 215 | #459 |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,931 | 215 | #449 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,465 | 231 | #426 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,682 | 250 | #411 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,756 | 263 | #402 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,303 | 261 | #397 |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,007 | 270 | #396 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,880 | 273 | #396 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,086 | 294 | #396 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,324 | 330 | #370 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,676 | 387 | #342 |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,419 | 375 | #347 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,081 | 386 | #337 |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,949 | 395 | #337 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,356 | 430 | #323 |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,234 | 418 | #316 |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,048 | 386 | #332 |
| 1921 | 17 | #1,986 | 397 | #330 |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,232 | 438 | #312 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,393 | 348 | #343 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,226 | 429 | #308 |
| 1917 | 15 | #1,997 | 371 | #317 |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,947 | 391 | #303 |
| 1915 | 14 | #1,978 | 366 | #306 |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,947 | 293 | #304 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,684 | 301 | #268 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,294 | 358 | #238 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 152 | #318 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 82 | #440 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 78 | #413 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 62 | #457 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 89 | #372 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 66 | #421 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 78 | #383 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 83 | #360 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 48 | #461 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 61 | #398 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 39 | #483 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 57 | #440 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 43 | #443 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 40 | #486 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 42 | #454 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 41 | #453 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 38 | #471 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 44 | #418 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 35 | #449 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 44 | #401 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 32 | #448 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 33 | #447 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 31 | #430 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 24 | #512 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 17 | #538 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 21 | #478 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 24 | #429 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 19 | #463 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 13 | #542 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 9 | #636 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 5 | #840 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 14 | #450 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Avis reached #1,684 in 1913. As a girl name, it reached #238 in 1912. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Avis
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.