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Avis

/ˈeɪvɪs/ · 95% girls · 6 born in 2025

Avis has been given to about 18,042 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈeɪvɪs/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 7,835
Median age today71 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Avis per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 452
  • Born in 20256
  • All time18,042

How popular is Avis?

Its best year was 1920, when 452 babies were given the name, ranking 312th. The typical living American called Avis is about 71 years old today.

Names that sound like Avis

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mavis0.85
  2. Aris0.81
  3. Janis0.70
  4. Paris0.70
  5. Ardis0.70
  6. Karis0.70
  7. Artis0.70
  8. Anais0.65

Middle names for Avis

Ranked by flow score
  1. Avis Eve0.80
  2. Avis Elizabeth0.78
  3. Avis Catherine0.78
  4. Avis Josephine0.78
  5. Avis Rose0.77
  6. Avis Marie0.77

Sibling names for Avis

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lenorasister · 0.93
  2. Winonasister · 0.91
  3. Ilasister · 0.91
  4. Cleoeither · 0.90
  5. Louiebrother · 0.90
  6. Hughbrother · 0.89

Where Avis is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Avis Reyes0.72
    2. Avis Nguyen0.72
    3. Avis Moore0.72
    4. Avis Lee0.72
    5. Avis Hall0.72
    6. Avis Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Avis

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.