Female name
Maeve
7,195 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2025. Expression number: 1.
Origin
Anglicized form of the Irish Méabh, from Middle Irish Medb (literally “intoxicating”) and Meadhbh in Medieval irish. The name of a legendary queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.From Wiktionary, entry “Maeve”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2025: 1,330 births. 7,195 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 26th among girls' names in 2024. It is still given: 5,353 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2025: 3,153 births. 29,608 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 73rd among girls' names in 2023. It really came into use around 1981. It is still given: 14,249 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1981: 106 births. 4,395 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1960s to the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 59th among girls' names in 2000. It is still given: 336 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 705 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 405 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 34 | 2012–2023 | — |
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
4 + 1 + 5 + 4 + 5 = 19 → 1
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
1 + 5 + 5 = 11
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
4 + 4 = 8
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 4 · work, structure, stability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.