Is Maven a boy or girl name?
Maven is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 138 girls and 37 boys were named Maven, so 78.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 70.5% of the 1,629 US babies named Maven were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,246
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,544
- Babies named Maven since 1998
- 1,629
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 204 babies
Boys and girls named Maven, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37 | #3,246 | 138 | #1,544 |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,717 | 156 | #1,432 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,832 | 116 | #1,777 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,464 | 103 | #1,922 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,163 | 91 | #2,042 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,715 | 91 | #2,086 |
| 2018 | 19 | #5,039 | 82 | #2,249 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,856 | 72 | #2,500 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,271 | 69 | #2,584 |
| 2015 | 14 | #6,189 | 44 | #3,572 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,806 | 65 | #2,706 |
| 2013 | 14 | #6,129 | 40 | #3,824 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,179 | 23 | #5,833 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,865 | 15 | #8,063 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,645 | 8 | #13,056 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,471 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,964 | 7 | #14,846 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,978 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,993 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,480 | 6 | #15,764 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,559 | 8 | #12,351 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,184 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,630 | 5 | #17,188 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,582 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,666 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,707 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Maven reached #2,717 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #1,432 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maven
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.