NameTides

Maeva

Maeva was the #1,396 girls' name in the US in 2025 (156 babies), and #136 in England & Wales and #145 in Canada.

Maeva as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Maeva as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaNorthern IrelandIrelandUS
Maeva as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,396 (156)#136 (366)#66 (62)#290 (5)#544 (6)#145 (189)
2024#1,317 (174)#124 (390)#70 (57)#169 (11)#412 (9)#138 (197)
2023#1,287 (178)#123 (404)#57 (75)#391 (3)#727 (4)#94 (247)
2022#1,601 (132)#139 (362)#90 (48)#243 (7)—#89 (272)
2021#2,057 (93)#221 (226)#149 (30)#446 (3)—#90 (281)
2020#2,005 (93)#354 (125)#399 (8)#397 (3)#495 (7)#82 (297)
2019#2,231 (82)#682 (57)#560 (5)——#100 (254)
2018#2,532 (69)#1,977 (14)———#98 (273)
2017#3,552 (43)#3,229 (7)———#94 (284)
2016#3,656 (42)#3,214 (7)———#91 (311)
2015#3,650 (42)#5,730 (3)———#97 (303)
2014#3,369 (47)#4,003 (5)———#92 (312)
2013#4,243 (34)#4,739 (4)———#99 (294)
2012#4,836 (29)#2,717 (9)———#98 (297)
2011#4,353 (33)#5,785 (3)———#109 (267)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #1,287.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1940.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 690common
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 290common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 3,500uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 790common

Next year

On its recent trend, Maeva is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,600 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 5,200 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Maeva by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #617WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #815INOhio: #1,035OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,409CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #926MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,210TXFlorida: #1,000FL
Maeva (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#42123
Ontario2024#67518

Maeva (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MaevaCanadaGirls#145189
MaevaEngland & WalesGirls#136366
MaevaIrelandGirls#5446
MaevaNorthern IrelandGirls#2905
MaevaScotlandGirls#6662
MaevaUSGirls#1,396156