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 1996 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 1,265 babies (rank #26 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,265 girls (rank #26). 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.

5,479
Total babies (all years)
26
Years in the data
1,265
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
199624#899
199732#744
199838#656
199924#917
200032#740
200136#707
200228#853
200326#949
200439#732
200534#837
200643#733
200744#759
200837#889
200957#649
201053#705
201151#745
201260#699
201357#706
201461#660
201567#623
201666#642
2020547#94
2021654#77
2022990#48
20231,114#36
20241,265#26