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MAY-ven
Maven
OriginWord name or Hebrew
Meaning"one who understands"
GenderGirl
NB Rank#816
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About Maven
The name Maven peaked for girls at #1432 in 2023. The name is most popular in MAVEN, MAVEN, and MAVEN. Maven is occasionally used for boys in 2025.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,706 | 65 | 36.4 |
| 2015 | #3,572 | 44 | 24.6 |
| 2016 | #2,584 | 69 | 38.9 |
| 2017 | #2,500 | 72 | 41.7 |
| 2018 | #2,249 | 82 | 48.2 |
| 2019 | #2,086 | 91 | 54.2 |
| 2020 | #2,042 | 91 | 56.3 |
| 2021 | #1,922 | 103 | 62.8 |
| 2022 | #1,777 | 116 | 70.7 |
| 2023 | #1,432 | 156 | 97.2 |
| 2024 | #1,544 | 138 | 85.2 |
| 2025 | #1,584 | 133 | 82.7 |
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Famous Mavens
- Maven Klint Huffman
American male pro wrestler
- Maven Sonae Morgan (b. 2013)
daughter of American actor and comedian Tracy Morgan
Maven in pop culture
- Maven Blackbriar
character in the video game "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim"
- Maven Calore
King in "Red Queen" series by Victoria Aveyard
- Maven (f) Also Mavin
Mavine, Mavon. Mabyn is probably also from the same name, Irish Maeve (Meadhbh), name of a 1st c. queen, but of unknown meaning." (Entry in The Facts on File Dictionary of First Names (1983)
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