Mayve
Girl name · #2997 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 56 baby girls were named Mayve, placing it at #2997 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #11835, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 32,143 girls born in 2025 was named Mayve.
The 10-year story
Mayve first appears in the Social Security records in 2015, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 56 babies and a rank of #2957. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Mayve per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Mayve in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Mayve is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Mayve will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Mayve is most common
State-level data for Mayve is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Mayve
Statistically, parents drawn to Mayve tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mavie, Suede, Vallee, Murphie, and Cielle.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mayve | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #2957 |
| 2024 | 28 | #4772 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6922 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8542 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8464 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11835 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mayve a popular girl name?
Mayve ranked #2997 among girls in 2025 with 56 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #11835.
When was the name Mayve most popular?
Mayve peaked in 2025, when 56 American girls received the name (ranked #2957 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Mayve?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 32,143 newborn American girls was named Mayve. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.