Maven

“Expert, one who understands” — English, from Yiddish מבײן (meyvn), from Hebrew מֵבִין origin

Girl's name · #1584 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Maven is near its high-water mark: it reached #1436 in 2023 and still ranked #1584 in 2025. About 1,300 girls have carried it since 1998.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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