Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Maeven

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,878 Trend ↑ Rising 156%
Rank 2025
#2,878
among girls · ↑741 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
59
named Maeven · +37% vs 2024
How common
1 in 27,242
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
59 babies
All-time total
386
#13,814 all-time among girls
First recorded
2008
in Social Security records

Maeven popularity over time

386 babies have been named Maeven since 2008, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
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2000s 5 1 – #19,365
2010s 114 11 +2180% #6,105
2020s (to 2025) 267 45 +290% #2,878

Where Maeven is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 69 0.04 outside top 500
2027 79 0.05 outside top 500
2028 88 0.05 outside top 500
2029 97 0.06 outside top 500
2030 105 0.07 outside top 500

The story of Maeven

Maeven is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,878 in 2025 with 59 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2008, 386 American babies have been named Maeven. Its peak came in 2025, when 59 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maeven stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maeven?

The median living Maeven is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 7. An estimated 400 people named Maeven are alive in the United States today.

median 3 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maeven year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 59 #2,878
2024 43 #3,619
2023 58 #2,926
2022 41 #3,746
2021 38 #3,915
2020 28 #4,707
2019 20 #6,105
2018 17 #6,981
2017 11 #9,702
2016 14 #8,245
2015 16 #7,477
2014 11 #9,919
2013 11 #9,993
2012 – –
2011 7 #14,238
2010 7 #14,395
2009 – –
2008 5 #19,365
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maeven, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maeven?

The median living Maeven is about 3 years old. Half of all living Maevens are between 1 and 7 years old.

How many people named Maeven are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Maeven are alive in the United States, based on 386 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Maeven in 2025?

Maeven ranked #2,878 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 59 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maeven?

386 babies have been named Maeven in the United States since 2008, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maeven most popular?

Maeven peaked in 2025, when 59 newborns received the name.

Is Maeven a boy or girl name?

Maeven is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maeven rising or falling?

Maeven is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Maeven become more popular?

Maeven is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 105 girls named Maeven in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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