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Maven

Maven: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“one who understands”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
MAY-vən · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (71% girls, 29% boys since 1880)

From Yiddish meyvn, ultimately from Hebrew mevin, meaning 'expert' or 'one who understands'. It is a vocabulary word turned given name in modern English usage.

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How popular is Maven?

202453.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Maven in 2024175

2024 rank#1,547 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18801,629

Maven is rising: use over the last five years is 3.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Maven

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew
  • Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew
  • Ariellion of God · Hebrew
  • Arilion · Hebrew
  • Salempeace · Hebrew
  • AzariahYahweh has helped · Hebrew
  • Jamiesupplanter · Hebrew
  • JessieGod beholds · Hebrew

Maven questions

What does the name Maven mean?

Maven means "one who understands". It comes from Hebrew. From Yiddish meyvn, ultimately from Hebrew mevin, meaning 'expert' or 'one who understands'. It is a vocabulary word turned given name in modern English usage.

Is Maven a boy or girl name?

Maven is used for both: about 71% of US babies named Maven since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Maven?

175 US babies were named Maven in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Maven?

Maven is usually pronounced MAY-vən.

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.