Maeve

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What do you think of this name and how popular is it?

I think it is getting more popular after the character in the series Sex Education on Netflix. I have known a couple be born this year. I think it's a lovely name though.

It's quite popular at the moment. I am completely ambivalent about it.

Maeve in #94 in England and Wales which is quite popular. It's also VERY trendy. Here is the graph of how quickly Maeve has risen and it's dramatic over the last three years. It's one of the fastest rising names I've seen that high in the charts recently and I think the trend has a lot of momentum yet. I've popularity concerns you, I'd give Maeve a very wide berth.
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I like Maeva instead.

It's very of the moment.

I don't like it personally, sounds like Mauve to me and quite ugly.

I love it but it’s going to be popular (alongside Otis) because of Sex Education on Netflix.

And Maeva on Made in Chelsea

I like it I think it's pretty and quite classical in the sense I could happily imagine it being a known girl's name 100 years ago as well.

It's been around here in Ireland for ages, but it's only recently made its way over to the UK. I like it, but it doesn't sound fresh and interesting to me because I know so many Maeves (with various different spellings).

I know one aged three. Ugly name, sounds like slang for Mavis which is even worse.

I find it funny that Maeve is considered trendy in the UK.

You can't swing a car without hitting a Maeve in Ireland

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Ive always liked Maeve.
Or Maedhbh

I don't like it at all

I really like it. Slightly prefer Maeva. But it has gone from being a very rarely used name to very trendy all of a sudden which puts me off.

Lovely name but on the rise.

Seems really popular on here but I hate it. I agree with the pp that said it sounds short for Mavis. To me it sounds unfinished somehow. Neither Mae, nor Mavis, but something in the middle.

But I'm clearly in the minority based on its rise in popularity!

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Ive always liked Maeve. Or Maedhbh

Or Méabh or Medbh.

I prefer Medb. Old Irish. Way cool.
I know a trillion gazillion spelled variously.

Not a fan tbh

I don't particularly like it. Seems to blend in with the Mae/May/Maya/Mia/Mya type names, and I don'y like those either

I like it but it does seem to be increasingly popular, I suspect she could be one of several at primary school. I know 2 under the age of 4 and I don't know many kids in that age group any more!