Maeve

Meaning and origin of Maeve

Popularity of Maeve in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Maeve has been rising fast (+22.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Maeve every 52 schools.

Maeve in English-speaking countries

Maeve ranks 27^th in Scotland, 28^th in England and Wales and 32^nd in New Zealand, against 1,107^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  32^nd girls’ name275 babies in 3 years1 girl in 153+23.2% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  27^th girls’ name355 babies in 3 years1 girl in 153+36.3% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  28^th girls’ name3,709 babies in 3 years1 girl in 207+36.4% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  62^nd girls’ name97 babies in 3 years1 girl in 232+23.3% a year

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

  49^th girls’ name165 babies in 3 years1 girl in 241+31.1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  35^th girls’ name639 babies in 3 years1 girl in 242+16.9% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  71^st girls’ name228 babies in 3 years1 girl in 284+10.7% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  74^th girls’ name9,320 babies in 3 years1 girl in 518+19.7% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Maeve, Maëve and Maève are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Maëve55
• Maève15

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 Maeve

• Madenn
• Maywen
• Erin
• Rozenn
• Erell
• Nesta
• Awen
• Morgane
• Lilwenn
• Bleuenn
• Gaëlle
• Nolwenn

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin