Maeve

“Intoxicating, or mead-woman; also glossed as she who rules” — Irish origin

Girl's name · #76 in the US (2025) · Trending

Maeve has appeared in US records since 1940 — best rank #73 (2023) · 29,608 babies named Maeve all-time · 1 in 510 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #18 in Netherlands (2025) · #24 in Scotland (2025) · #26 in England & Wales (2025) · #30 in New Zealand (2025) · #34 in Australia (VIC) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Maeves

Maeve Binchy — Irish novelist
Maeve Quinlan — American actress
Maeve Dermody — Australian actress
Maeve Brennan — Irish writer (1917–1993)
Maeve Plouffe — Australian cyclist

In stories & tradition

Maeve Millay — Westworld
Maeve Wiley — Sex Education
Maeve — Terminus

What Maeves become

Among 83 notable people named Maeve:

Entertainers appear 1.94× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maeve Dermody, Australian actress.

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