Maeve: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Maeve year by year

Maeve climbs 37 places from 2024 (ranked 221st then). Since 2020 (17 babies), the number of babies has risen by 88%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	184th	32
2024	221st	26
2023	185th	32
2022	286th	22
2021	209th	34
2020	347th	17

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Maeve since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Maeve appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 2000 on. The peak year is 2021, with 34 babies. The strongest decade is the 2020s (163 babies). Since 1980, about 406 children in Québec have been named Maeve.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Maeve in Québec in 2025?

32 girls were named Maeve in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 184th rank among girl names.

Is Maeve a popular name in Québec?

Maeve ranks 184th among girl names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Maeve given most often?

In 2021, with 34 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Maeve a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Maeve only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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