Total births
98
Girls' name · since 2006
Maive
98 babies named Maive in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9395
- among girls today
- 98
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
98 babies have been named Maive since 2006, making it today's #9395 girls' name.
Maive has 98 recorded births among girls since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9395 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #9395 among girls today
- 98 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
- 47% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Maive is currently the #9395 girls' name in America, more common than 47% of girls - 98 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9395
- among girls today
- 98
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Maive vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9395
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 47% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Maive was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
16 babies were named Maive in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Maive compares
98 24th percentile among 17,726 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
Maive's all-time total is 74% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maive | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 98 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 48 | 19,840 |
Maive's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maive's full recorded timeline at 2021, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maive at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#9,395
Active since
2006
Maive popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Maive by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Maive's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Maive births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 71 births (72% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maive? ▼
Since 2006, Social Security records show 98 babies named Maive. Today it holds rank #9395 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 16 births.
When was Maive most popular? ▼
Maive was most popular in the 2020s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Maive been used? ▼
Maive has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 20 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Maive? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maia, Maisie, Maira, Mai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Maive
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maive
Maia Girl
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Maisie Girl
#256 12,954 births
Maira Girl
#2758 6,341 births
Mai Girl
#3229 5,677 births
Maite Girl
#1043 4,466 births
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Maive: #9395 Girls' Name - 98 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maive. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Maive 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 July 2026.