Girls' name · since 1940
Maeva
Maeva has 1,416 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,402 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,416
- born since 1940
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maeva is the #1402 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,416 recorded since 1940.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maeva has been recorded 1,416 times among girls since 1940, currently ranked #1402 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2025.
- #5,921 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,402 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,416 born since 1940
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maeva ranks #5,921 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,402 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,416 born since 1940, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,921 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,402 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,416
- born since 1940
- 2020s
- peak decade
Maeva's 1,416 recorded births place it above 91.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maeva compares
1,416 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maeva's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maeva | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,416 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 178 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maeva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maeva's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 178, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maeva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 178
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Maeva by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (826 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Maeva's strongest decade.
826 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Maeva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s 126
2000s
126 births
- 2010s
2010s
440 births
- 2020s
2020s
826 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 826 births (58% of all-time use).
How Maeva compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maeva's total volume
Maeva by state
Where Maeva concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 110 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 54 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 49 | 3.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 42 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 39 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 38 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 30 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 26 | 1.8% |
110 of 1,416 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Maeva appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Maevas (110 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maeva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~85 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1940–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maeva draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.