Maëva

Meaning and origin of Maëva

Popularity of Maëva in France since 1986

• It peaked in 1998.
• Over recent years, Maëva has been falling sharply (−14% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Maëva every 16 schools.

Maëva in English-speaking countries

Maëva ranks 64^th in Scotland, 124^th in England and Wales and 249^th in Northern Ireland, against 516^th in France.

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  64^th girls’ name194 babies in 3 years1 girl in 280+75.4% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  124^th girls’ name1,160 babies in 3 years1 girl in 662+45.2% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  249^th girls’ name19 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,185

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  308^th girls’ name33 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,203

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  532^nd girls’ name66 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,341+19% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  528^th girls’ name19 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,413

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,338^th girls’ name508 babies in 3 years1 girl in 9,512+16.6% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Maëva, Maeva and Maéva are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Maeva220
• Maéva65

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Maëva

• Moana
• Malia
• Mahina
• Ohana
• Kehlani
• Vaïana
• Mélodie
• Maëly
• Marianne
• Maëlyne
• Malika
• Maëlie