Maeve is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Maeve is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #76 for girl births in the United States (and #194 across all names), given to 3,153 babies. Maeve first appears in 1940 and peaked in 2025 (3,153 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,153 | 3,153 | #76 |
| 2024 | 3,105 | 3,105 | #75 |
| 2023 | 3,062 | 3,062 | #73 |
| 2022 | 2,676 | 2,676 | #103 |
| 2021 | 2,253 | 2,253 | #124 |
| 2020 | 1,644 | 1,644 | #174 |
| 2019 | 1,303 | 1,303 | #244 |
| 2018 | 973 | 973 | #334 |
| 2017 | 867 | 867 | #360 |
| 2016 | 820 | 820 | #406 |
| 2015 | 703 | 703 | #452 |
| 2014 | 648 | 648 | #487 |
| 2013 | 625 | 625 | #485 |
| 2012 | 571 | 571 | #532 |
| 2011 | 489 | 489 | #591 |
| 2010 | 546 | 546 | #536 |
| 2009 | 508 | 508 | #594 |
| 2008 | 486 | 486 | #636 |
| 2007 | 480 | 480 | #622 |
| 2006 | 447 | 447 | #647 |
| 2005 | 398 | 398 | #696 |
| 2004 | 378 | 378 | #710 |
| 2003 | 413 | 413 | #644 |
| 2002 | 350 | 350 | #710 |
| 2001 | 317 | 317 | #757 |
| 2000 | 295 | 295 | #778 |
| 1999 | 343 | 343 | #669 |
| 1998 | 240 | 240 | #881 |
| 1997 | 207 | — | #955 |
| 1996 | 141 | — | #1,242 |
| 1995 | 133 | — | #1,270 |
| 1994 | 102 | — | #1,529 |
| 1993 | 90 | — | #1,674 |
| 1992 | 79 | — | #1,822 |
| 1991 | 67 | — | #2,046 |
| 1990 | 48 | — | #2,505 |
| 1989 | 52 | — | #2,292 |
| 1988 | 56 | — | #2,083 |
| 1987 | 41 | — | #2,512 |
| 1986 | 46 | — | #2,250 |
| 1985 | 32 | — | #2,904 |
| 1984 | 30 | — | #2,968 |
| 1983 | 23 | — | #3,499 |
| 1982 | 19 | — | #4,114 |
| 1981 | 21 | — | #3,807 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | #5,422 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #5,284 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | #5,084 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | #5,395 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #6,370 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,631 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,599 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #6,419 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #5,743 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #5,342 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | #4,326 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,700 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,489 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #5,588 |
| 1965 | 11 | — | #4,101 |
| 1964 | 12 | — | #4,012 |
| 1963 | 16 | — | #3,273 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,166 |
| 1961 | 12 | — | #3,914 |
| 1960 | 15 | — | #3,295 |
| 1959 | 11 | — | #3,946 |
| 1958 | 11 | — | #3,852 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,674 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,521 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #5,014 |
| 1954 | 11 | — | #3,614 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | #4,110 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #4,341 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | #4,649 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | #4,103 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #4,601 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #4,337 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #4,994 |
| 1943 | 6 | — | #4,495 |
| 1941 | 10 | — | #2,967 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | #3,399 |