Maeve

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Irish

Meaning

Maeve, Meave, Maev or Maiv, Maiev, Mabh is a female given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish name Mรฉabh, which was spelt Meadhbh or Maedhbh in Early Modern Irish, Meแธ‹แธƒ or Meaแธ‹แธƒ in Middle Irish, and Medb in Old Irish.

From Wikipedia

Maeve first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 11 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 427 babies (rank #38 that year). In 2025 it was given to 408 girls (rank #42). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Maeve

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Maeve yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,996
Total babies (all years)
11
Years in the data
427
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
20143#507
20155#317
20164#371
20178#192
201969#119
2020185#84
2021173#78
2022291#47
2023427#38
2024423#37
2025408#42