Maeva
Maeva or Maëva is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Maëva Charbonnier, French synchronized swimmer Maëva Contion, French hurdler Maëva Coucke, French model and Miss France 2018 Maeva Douma, Cameroonian cricketer Maeva Marcus, American historian Maeva Sarrasin, Swiss women's footballer Maëva Squiban, French cyclist
- Tahitian
- French
Meaning & Origin of Maeva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maeva or Maëva is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Maëva Charbonnier, French synchronized swimmer Maëva Contion, French hurdler Maëva Coucke, French model and Miss France 2018 Maeva Douma, Cameroonian cricketer Maeva Marcus, American historian Maeva Sarrasin, Swiss women's footballer Maëva Squiban, French cyclist
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Tahitian
- French
The Story of Maeva
The earliest SSA record of Maeva as a baby girl name dates back to 1940, when 11 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 201 newborns named Maeva — #1,190 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 64% of all recorded Maevas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,190 among baby girl names with 201 births, rising sharply (+130% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Maevas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Maeva
Maeva is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1940 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Maeva's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,190. Use the chart and map above to compare Maeva's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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