Total births
54
Girls' name · since 2017
Mave
Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 54 babies named Mave, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13234
- among girls today
- 54
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other girls
54 babies have been named Mave since 2017, making it today's #13234 girls' name.
Mave has 54 recorded births among girls since 2017, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13234 as of the latest data, more common than 25% 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 2017 to 2025.
- #13234 among girls today
- 54 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Mave is currently the #13234 girls' name in America, more common than 25% of girls - 54 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13234
- among girls today
- 54
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other girls
Mave vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13234
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 25% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Mave was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
10 babies were named Mave in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Mave compares
54 16th 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
Mave's all-time total is 86% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mave | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 54 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Mave's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mave's full recorded timeline at 2022, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mave at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#13,234
Active since
2017
Mave popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Mave by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Mave's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Mave births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 37 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mave? ▼
Mave has been given to 54 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #13234 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Mave most popular? ▼
Mave was most popular in the 2020s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Mave been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mave since 2017 -- 9 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Mave? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mavis, Maven, Maverick, Mavie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Mave
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Mavie Girl
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Mavery Girl
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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, 2017–2025 (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. "Mave: #13234 Girls' Name - 54 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mave. 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 Mave 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.