Avis is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Avis means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Avis across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Avis has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Avis is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “battle, or bird”. A Norman name of Germanic origin, later linked to Latin avis meaning bird.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 18,042 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Avis per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1920 (452/yr).
Avis has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1920, when it ranked #567 nationally (given to 452 babies that year).
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