Maeve is a popular choice in the UK, ranked #26 in 2024. There's a good chance they'll share their name with at least one classmate throughout school.
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UK Rank 2024
#26
US Rank #75
About the Name Maeve
Maeve is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #26. The name has climbed 68 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has broken into the UK top 100 on 5 occasions, signalling genuine mainstream interest.
Maeve is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #75 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Maeve
Unlikely. With around 1,265 UK babies named Maeve per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maeve in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Maeve is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 68 places over the last five years to #26 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Maeve is more popular in the UK (#26) than in the US (#75). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Maeve include: Maeve Quinlan — Maeve Quinlan is an American actress.; Maeve Kinkead — Maeve Kinkead is an American soap opera actress, writer and poet.; Maeve — Maeve, Meave, Maev or Maiv, Maiev, Mabh ( mayv) is a female given name of Irish origin..
Maeve ranks #75 in the US (2024), making it comfortably inside the American top 100. It's well-liked on both sides of the Atlantic.
1,265
UK babies named Maeve (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.7
In a school of 600
↑ 68 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Maeve
Likely around 1 other Maeve in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Maeve Quinlan is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Megan Conley for 11 years in The Bold and the Beautiful, as Paula Carlin South of Nowhere, and Constance Tate-Duncan in the rebooted 90210.
Maeve, Meave, Maev or Maiv, Maiev, Mabh ( mayv) is a female given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish name Méabh, which was spelt Meadhbh or Maedhbh in Early Modern Irish (pronounced [mʲɛɣβ]), Meḋḃ or Meaḋḃ in Middle Irish, and Medb in Old Irish (pronounced [mʲeðβ]).
Maeve Press is an American actress, writer, and comedian. She is best known for her role as Genevieve in the Freeform comedy series Everything's Gonna Be Okay.
Maeve O'Connell is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Rathdown constituency since the 2024 general election.