Maeve

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Maeve, Meave, Maev or Maiv, Maiev, Mabh is a female given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish name Méabh, which was spelt Meadhbh or Maedhbh in Early Modern Irish, Meḋḃ or Meaḋḃ 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,479

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,265

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Maeve

Maeve Binchyshort story writer · b. 1940

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	24	#899
1997	32	#744
1998	38	#656
1999	24	#917
2000	32	#740
2001	36	#707
2002	28	#853
2003	26	#949
2004	39	#732
2005	34	#837
2006	43	#733
2007	44	#759
2008	37	#889
2009	57	#649
2010	53	#705
2011	51	#745
2012	60	#699
2013	57	#706
2014	61	#660
2015	67	#623
2016	66	#642
2020	547	#94
2021	654	#77
2022	990	#48
2023	1,114	#36
2024	1,265	#26