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Maeve

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Maeve: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #26 to #933.200020052010201520202025#26#933
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#891
1997#736
1998#649
1999#900
2000#728
2001#696
2002#842
2003#933
2004#722
2005#824
2006#717
2007#755
2008#878
2009#647
2010#695
2011#744
2012#690
2013#699
2014#652
2015#620
2016#638
2017#560
2018#507
2019#218
2020#94
2021#77
2022#48
2023#36
2024#26
2025#26

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1964 to 2025.

In 2025: #26 among girls in England and Wales, #38 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, #60 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2020–2023

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2020–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #26 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #25 in Scotland in 2024.

Maeve's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#261,330HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#261,265HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#361,114HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#48990HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#77654HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#94547HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#218225HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#50784HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#56077HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#63866HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#62067HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#65261HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#69957HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#69060HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#74451HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#69553HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#64757HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#87837HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#75544HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#71743HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#82434HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#72239HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#93326HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#84228HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#69636HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#72832HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#90024HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#64938HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#73632HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#89124HighVerified
2025New South Wales, Australiafemale#38158InsufficientNot yet available
2024New South Wales, Australiafemale#43144InsufficientNot yet available
2023New South Wales, Australiafemale#42145InsufficientNot yet available
2022New South Wales, Australiafemale#49152InsufficientNot yet available
2021New South Wales, Australiafemale#7892InsufficientNot yet available
2020New South Wales, Australiafemale#9776InsufficientNot yet available
2023New Zealandfemale#2598HighVerified
2022New Zealandfemale#4384HighVerified
2021New Zealandfemale#5270HighVerified
2020New Zealandfemale#6459HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#5734HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#7228HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#7927HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#13118HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#15812HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#11319HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#2089HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#15414HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#13716HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#13617HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#12320HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#13515HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#17211HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#14715HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#13716HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#14414HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#17112HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#10321HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#13715HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#10918HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#9021HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#8923HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#7826HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#9521HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#7129HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#5835HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#9823HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#8329HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#6083HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#7176HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8069HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#9856HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#10652HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#9955HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#10551HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#11450HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#13343HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#13743HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#12750HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#10162HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#10659HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#10064HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#12751HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#10762HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8781HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#9671HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#7882HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#8867HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#8565HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#7475HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#7764HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#7569HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#7074HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#5981HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#6570HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#6953HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#6682HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#11645HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#9559HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#8867HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#8968HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#10158HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#8182HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#8876HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#8679HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#10167HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#9281HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#9376HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#9575HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#9281HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#8398HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#9291HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#82106HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#10281HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#9192HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#10382HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#79104HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#12859HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#11073HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#11079HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#10879HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#10379HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#9093HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#10576HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#10074HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#8383HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandfemale#9869HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#10759HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#9370HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#8074HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#25129HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Maeve is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Maeve, between 1964 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1964Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1965Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1966Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1968Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2000England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2024Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2024New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2020New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2021New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2022New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2023New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2024New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2025New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 2025New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 2020New Zealand: recorded in 2021New Zealand: recorded in 2022New Zealand: recorded in 2023New Zealand: highest position in 2023ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419642025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1964–202562#59 in 2000
England and Wales1996–202530#26 in 2024
Northern Ireland1997–202428#57 in 2024
New South Wales, Australia2020–20256#38 in 2025
New Zealand2020–20234#25 in 2023
Scotland20241#25 in 2024

Its high point came 25 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2000) than in New South Wales, Australia (2025).

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What is known about Maeve

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
6 official registrars, 1964–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #25 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.