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Maeve

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
A mythical queen
Celtic
Irish
Intoxicating; the name of a great Irish warrior queen

Syllables

1

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Maeve

Pronunciation

ma(e)-ve

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #76, 3,153 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
20253,153
20243,098
20233,057
20222,676
20212,253
20201,644
20191,303
2018973
2017867
2016820

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #26, 1,330 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20251,330
20241,265
20231,114
2022990
2021654
2020547
2019225
201884
201777
201666

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #706, 63 births); most recent 2023 (rank #766, 53 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202353
202263
202157
202055
201917
20189
201711
20167
20156
201413

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #82, 106 births); most recent 2025 (rank #60, 83 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202583
202476
202369
202256
202152
202055
201951
201850
201743
201643

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #23, 130 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025130
2024129
202396
202290
202162
202050
201919
201815
201714
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #55, 35 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202535
202434
202328
202227
202118
202012
201919
20189
201714
201616

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #31, 62 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202362
202256
202147
202035
201927
201815
201716
201617
201515
20149

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence