NameTides

Maven

Maven was the #1,581 girls' name in the US in 2025 (133 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Maven as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Maven as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Maven as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,581 (133)#4,201 (5)#3,478 (5)
2024#1,536 (139)—#2,975 (6)
2023#1,430 (156)#4,057 (5)#1,582 (14)
2022#1,775 (116)#3,971 (5)#2,835 (6)
2021#1,910 (103)#3,192 (7)#1,778 (12)
2020#2,034 (91)#5,493 (3)#3,251 (5)
2019#2,070 (91)—#1,471 (16)
2018#2,238 (82)—#1,862 (11)
2017#2,487 (72)—#1,901 (11)
2016#2,560 (69)—#2,892 (6)
2015#3,533 (44)—#2,891 (6)
2014#2,683 (65)—#3,316 (5)
2013#3,778 (40)—#3,286 (5)
2012#5,710 (23)——
2011#7,783 (15)——

Maven as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Maven as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Maven as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#3,513 (32)#5,137 (3)#1,944 (10)
2024#3,216 (37)—#3,072 (5)
2023#2,693 (48)—#2,614 (6)
2022#3,774 (29)——
2021#3,427 (33)#4,789 (3)#2,812 (5)
2020#5,041 (18)—#2,431 (6)
2019#5,555 (16)——
2018#4,918 (19)——
2017#3,781 (28)#4,812 (3)#2,439 (6)
2016#4,199 (24)——
2015#5,999 (14)#4,747 (3)—
2014#4,702 (20)——
2013#5,923 (14)——
2012#5,035 (18)——
2011#6,578 (12)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #1,430.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1998.
  • In 2025, 81% of US babies named Maven were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 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 12,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 53,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Maven is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 10,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,700 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Maven by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: #1,032INOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: #704UTColorado: #703CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #640MOKentucky: #744KYWest 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: #1,532TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Maven (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MavenCanadaGirls#3,4785
MavenCanadaBoys#1,94410
MavenEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
MavenEngland & WalesBoys#5,1373
MavenUSGirls#1,581133
MavenUSBoys#3,51332