Maven is an English word name taken from the Yiddish meyvn, which goes back to the Hebrew mevin and means "expert" or "one who understands". As a first name it is new and rides on the sound of Haven, Raven and Maeve. Maven climbed from number 3574 in 2015 to a peak of number 1436 in 2023 and stands at number 1584 among American girls in 2025.