Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Maven

Gender Unisex · 71% girls Rank 2025 #1,584 Trend ↑ Rising 68%
Rank 2025
#1,584
among girls · ↓45 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
165
named Maven · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,085
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
204 babies
All-time total
1,795
#6,341 all-time among girls
First recorded
1998
in Social Security records

Maven popularity over time

1,795 babies have been named Maven since 1998, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 5 – 5 1 – #15,707
2000s 31 134 165 17 +3200% #12,351
2010s 509 181 690 69 +318% #2,087
2020s (to 2025) 738 197 935 156 +126% #1,436

Where Maven 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 144 0.09 outside top 500
2027 154 0.10 outside top 500
2028 163 0.10 outside top 500
2029 171 0.11 outside top 500
2030 178 0.11 outside top 500

Where Maven is most popular

Girls named Maven per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.080 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, Colorado, and Oregon.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Maven born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 20 0.185 +132%
Colorado 18 0.161 +102%
Oregon 10 0.154 +93%
Utah 11 0.132 +66%
Kentucky 10 0.117 +47%
Arkansas 6 0.114 +42%
Michigan 20 0.110 +38%
Missouri 13 0.108 +35%
Indiana 15 0.107 +34%
North Carolina 22 0.097 +21%
Ohio 20 0.084 +6%
Wisconsin 8 0.078 ≈ national
Texas 59 0.073 -8%
California 55 0.065 -18%
Illinois 11 0.048 -40%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -53%
Arizona 5 0.036 -55%
Virginia 6 0.035 -56%
New York 12 0.030 -62%
Georgia 5 0.022 -72%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -73%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Maven

Maven is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,584 in 2025 with 133 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 1,795 American babies have been named Maven, about 71% girls and 29% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 204 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 Maven stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maven?

The median living Maven is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 1,800 people named Maven are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Maven year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 133 #1,584 32 #3,564
2024 139 #1,539 37 #3,255
2023 156 #1,436 48 #2,720
2022 116 #1,778 29 #3,835
2021 103 #1,923 33 #3,465
2020 91 #2,043 18 #5,163
2019 91 #2,087 16 #5,721
2018 82 #2,249 19 #5,039
2017 72 #2,501 28 #3,856
2016 69 #2,584 24 #4,272
2015 44 #3,574 14 #6,192
2014 65 #2,706 20 #4,807
2013 40 #3,824 14 #6,130
2012 23 #5,833 18 #5,179
2011 15 #8,064 12 #6,865
2010 8 #13,057 16 #5,645
2009 – – 17 #5,472
2008 7 #14,847 15 #5,965
2007 – – 10 #7,978
2006 – – 14 #5,993
2005 6 #15,767 10 #7,481
2004 8 #12,351 5 #12,560
2003 – – 15 #5,186
2002 5 #17,189 24 #3,630
2001 – – 24 #3,582
2000 5 #16,666 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Maven?

The median living Maven is about 5 years old. Half of all living Mavens are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Maven are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Maven are alive in the United States, based on 1,795 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Maven in 2025?

Maven ranked #1,584 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 133 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maven?

1,795 babies have been named Maven in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maven most popular?

Maven peaked in 2023, when 204 newborns received the name.

Is Maven a boy or girl name?

Maven is used for both: about 71% of babies named Maven have been girls and 29% boys.

Is the name Maven rising or falling?

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

Will Maven become more popular?

Maven is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 178 girls named Maven 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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