How Many People Are Named Maeve?
An estimated 26,117 people in the United States have the first name Maeve. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Maeve peaked in popularity in 2024 with 3,098 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maeve as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maeve paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Maeve is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
26,117
About 1 in 13,124 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
3,098 births
Total Registered
26,442
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maeve
Maeve is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 26,442 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maeve as a female name
Ranked #75 in 2024
3,098 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (3,098 births)
Maeve: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maeve span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 12,728 babies were registered. Maeve remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Maeve by Decade
How has Maeve tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maeve by State
Birth registrations for Maeve span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Massachusetts, Illinois. The lowest are in Wyoming, North Dakota, West Virginia. On average, about 485 Maeves were registered per state.
Maeve + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maeve as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maeve
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maeve: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maeve?
We estimate approximately 26,117 people named Maeve are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 13,124 Americans share this first name.
Is Maeve a common name?
Maeve is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26,442 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maeve most popular?
Maeve reached peak popularity in 2024, when 3,098 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maeve is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maeve a female name?
Maeve is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maeve Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maeve Smith, Maeve Johnson, Maeve Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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