Maeve

mayv

Irish

"she who intoxicates"

Maeve Origin and Meaning

Variation of Mab

Maeve Rank in US Top 1000

# 75 in the US

Maeve Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 4 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Maeve

• 75 US 2024
• 4 Nameberry 2025
• 46 Canada 2024
• 19 Future 2035
• 26 England 2024
• 25 scotland 2024
• 71 Ireland 2024
• 35 Australia 2024
• 35 New Zealand 2024
• 14 Netherlands 2024

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Famous People Named Maeve

• (Anne) Maeve Binchy Irish novelist
• Maeve Brennan Irish novelist
• Maeve Dermody Australian actress
• Maeve Geraldine Fort British diplomat
• Maeve Patricia Mary Theresa Gilmore British painter; wife of author Mervyn Peake
• Maeve Higgins Irish comedienne
• Maeve Kinkead American soap opera actress
• Maeve Anne Quinlan American actress
• Maeve Fahey Kennedy Townsend (b. 1979) daughter of politician Kathleen Kennedy Townsend; granddaughter of politician Robert F. Kennedy
• Maeve Elsbeth Erbe Kinney (b. 1995) daughter of actors Terry Kinney and Kathryn Erbe
• Maeve Frances O'Donnell (b. 2007) daughter of actor Chris O'Donnell
• Maeve Taylor Flynn (b. 2008), daughter of actress Lili Taylor and poet Nick Flynn
• Maeve Thea Rosa (b. 2017) daughter of YouTubers Tara and Mandi Rosa of Living Rosa; twin of sister Everett Lux
• Maev Alexander (born Maev Alexandra Reid McConnell) Scottish actress
• Maev Ni Mhaolchatha Irish singer of group Celtic Woman

The name Maeve in Pop Culture

• Maeve queen of Connaught in Irish mythology
• Maeve character on TV's Make It Or Break It
• Maeve character in Dustlands series by Moira Young
• Maeve Colleary Ryan character on American soap Ryan's Hope
• Maeve Donovan former girlfriend of Dr. Spencer Reid on Criminal Minds
• Maeve Celtic sorceress on TV show The Adventures of Sinbad
• Maeve Millay character on TV series Westworld
• Maeve Jacqueline Kelly Corrigan Queen of Beldain, character in "The Young Elites" book series by Marie Lu
• Queen Maeve main antagonist of Sarah J. Maas's book series "Throne of Glass"
• Maeve Wiley character on TV's Sex Education
• Maeve Rojas character in "One of Us is Lying" by Karen McManus

International Variations of the name Maeve

• Maeva French
• Maebh Gaelic
• Medbh Gaelic
• Madhbh Gaelic
• Meadhbh Gaelic
• Meibh Gaelic