Given name & surname
Maven
“having great knowledge”
Maven is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “having great knowledge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “having great knowledge.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maven through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,795
- 512 boys · 1,283 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 204 babies
- 2025
- 165
- #1,584 for girls · #3,564 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +62%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 21% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 133 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,584 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 59.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 32 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 845 as a first name in 2020; 121 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maven’s family of names
Maven has a related form in Mavin. Maven has a related form in Mavyn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Maven
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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