Maeve

Maeve: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “she who intoxicates”
Origin: Irish
Say it: MAYV · 1 syllable
Used for: Girls

Maeve is the Anglicized form of Irish Medb, the name of a queen in early Irish legend. The traditional meaning is she who intoxicates.

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How popular is Maeve?

2024931 per million US babies

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Babies named Maeve in 20243,098

2024 rank#75 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188026,442

Maeve is rising: use over the last five years is 4.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Maeve

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Teaganlittle poet · Irish
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Maeve questions

What does the name Maeve mean?

Maeve means "she who intoxicates". It comes from Irish. Maeve is the Anglicized form of Irish Medb, the name of a queen in early Irish legend. The traditional meaning is she who intoxicates.

Is Maeve a boy or girl name?

Maeve is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Maeve?

3,098 US babies were named Maeve in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Maeve?

Maeve is usually pronounced MAYV.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.