boy's name
Meven
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 825
Meven is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2024, when 50 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1927.
Meven over time
Births per decade in France, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 50 |
| 1990s | 155 |
| 2000s | 295 |
| 2010s | 190 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 125 |
How popular is Meven?
In 2025, Meven was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Meven is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Méven | Méven is a rare spelling of Meven, written with an acute accent and recorded about 85 times, mostly in France. | 85 |
| Mëven | Mëven is a rare spelling of Meven, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Meven
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Meven also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Meven over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Meven
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Meven — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Meven
Is Meven a girl's or a boy's name?
Meven is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Meven most popular?
Meven peaked in 2024, when 50 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Meven a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Meven currently ranks #2,507 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.