US rank #4867 Girls' name Peak 2024 76 births

Mayve — #4867 US girls' name

76 babies named Mayve in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s82020s68
#4867
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

89% of everyone ever named Mayve was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

28 babies were named Mayve in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mayve

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Mayve between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mayve currently holds the #4867 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mayve performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mayve shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mayve in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mayve in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 76 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mayve at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

76

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2024

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,867

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mayve popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
28
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
51015202530 20242023202220212015 8

Mayve by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
68 births that decade — 89% of Mayve's all-time total
2010s82020s68

Mayve by state

Where Mayve concentrates geographically — total births since 2015

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mayve
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 7.9%
California share of Mayve's total US births 7.9%

6 of 76 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mayve?
76 babies have been named Mayve since 2015. It currently ranks #4867 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 28 births.
When was Mayve most popular?
Mayve was most popular in the 2020s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Mayve most popular?
The top states for the name Mayve are California (6 births).
How long has the name Mayve been used?
Mayve has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mayve?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maya, May, Mayra, Mayme, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2015–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.