Maverick
#2,822 for girls in 2025, 60 births · #49 for boys in 2025, 5,894 births
Given to boys 98.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2024 · 6,635 births
- Debut · boys
- 33 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 9 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 70,604since 1957
Maverick over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,822 | 60 | #49 | 5,894 |
| 2024 | #2,218 | 85 | #36 | 6,635 |
| 2023 | #2,156 | 88 | #37 | 6,990 |
| 2022 | #1,992 | 98 | #40 | 7,049 |
| 2021 | #1,980 | 98 | #47 | 6,610 |
| 2020 | #2,597 | 65 | #50 | 6,139 |
| 2019 | #2,681 | 64 | #58 | 5,765 |
| 2018 | #2,782 | 61 | #73 | 5,041 |
| 2017 | #3,919 | 38 | #84 | 4,731 |
| 2016 | #4,990 | 27 | #139 | 2,961 |
| 2015 | #5,653 | 23 | #184 | 2,277 |
| 2014 | #6,207 | 20 | #206 | 1,879 |
| 2013 | #8,135 | 14 | #270 | 1,304 |
| 2012 | #9,109 | 12 | #357 | 857 |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #425 | 640 |
| 2010 | — | #507 | 509 | |
| 2009 | — | #545 | 484 | |
| 2008 | — | #507 | 535 | |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #566 | 455 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #606 | 395 |
| 2005 | — | #652 | 331 | |
| 2004 | — | #767 | 236 | |
| 2003 | — | #730 | 249 | |
| 2002 | — | #798 | 216 | |
| 2001 | — | #752 | 229 | |
| 2000 | — | #862 | 184 | |
| 1999 | — | #809 | 188 | |
| 1998 | — | #801 | 191 | |
| 1997 | — | #782 | 189 | |
| 1996 | — | #843 | 167 | |
| 1995 | — | #903 | 148 | |
| 1994 | — | #976 | 128 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,118 | 101 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,294 | 76 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,183 | 88 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,278 | 75 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,516 | 54 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,525 | 48 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,587 | 44 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,684 | 19 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,942 | 16 | |
| 1984 | — | #5,561 | 6 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,230 | 13 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,108 | 14 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,601 | 11 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,098 | 14 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,842 | 7 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,400 | 11 | |
| 1977 | — | #5,123 | 6 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,724 | 9 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,659 | 9 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,837 | 8 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,223 | 10 | |
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| 1971 | — | #3,658 | 8 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,282 | 9 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,314 | 8 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,107 | 8 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,627 | 10 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,476 | 11 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,665 | 10 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,757 | 21 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,570 | 26 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,152 | 46 | |
| 1959 | — | #987 | 61 | |
| 1958 | — | #796 | 88 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,364 | 33 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Maverick! It came in at #1,364, and was given to 33 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1972, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Maverick is popular in 2020
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#4 · 1 in 74
- Iowa#9 · 1 in 116
- North Dakota#11 · 1 in 91
- Nebraska#12 · 1 in 129
- West Virginia#16 · 1 in 112
Best ever in a state: #3 in West Virginia, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #4 | 45 | 1 in 74 |
| Iowa | #9 | 117 | 1 in 116 |
| North Dakota | #11 | 37 | 1 in 91 |
| Nebraska | #12 | 68 | 1 in 129 |
| West Virginia | #16 | 62 | 1 in 112 |
| Oklahoma | #17 | 116 | 1 in 153 |
| Montana | #18 | 29 | 1 in 114 |
| Hawaii | #19 | 28 | 1 in 123 |
| Arkansas | #20 | 85 | 1 in 150 |
| Kentucky | #21 | 145 | 1 in 135 |
| Missouri | #21 | 182 | 1 in 157 |
| Maine | #23 | 31 | 1 in 124 |
| Tennessee | #25 | 186 | 1 in 183 |
| Indiana | #26 | 181 | 1 in 179 |
| Utah | #26 | 106 | 1 in 182 |
| Wisconsin | #27 | 130 | 1 in 184 |
| Alaska | #29 | 20 | 1 in 128 |
| Minnesota | #29 | 138 | 1 in 181 |
| Ohio | #29 | 286 | 1 in 191 |
| Kansas | #33 | 73 | 1 in 188 |
| Michigan | #33 | 207 | 1 in 206 |
| Louisiana | #35 | 94 | 1 in 229 |
| Idaho | #36 | 44 | 1 in 176 |
| New Hampshire | #37 | 31 | 1 in 140 |
| North Carolina | #39 | 224 | 1 in 218 |
| Wyoming | #42 | 9 | 1 in 134 |
| Oregon | #45 | 70 | 1 in 221 |
| Washington | #46 | 142 | 1 in 234 |
| Georgia | #47 | 200 | 1 in 251 |
| Mississippi | #50 | 54 | 1 in 224 |
| Pennsylvania | #50 | 232 | 1 in 233 |
| Alabama | #52 | 88 | 1 in 247 |
| Florida | #52 | 354 | 1 in 255 |
| Vermont | #55 | 9 | 1 in 144 |
| Arizona | #58 | 127 | 1 in 252 |
| Colorado | #59 | 92 | 1 in 273 |
| Illinois | #59 | 194 | 1 in 282 |
| Virginia | #60 | 147 | 1 in 263 |
| South Carolina | #65 | 76 | 1 in 263 |
| Maryland | #66 | 93 | 1 in 269 |
| Delaware | #72 | 14 | 1 in 221 |
| Texas | #74 | 508 | 1 in 333 |
| California | #77 | 582 | 1 in 326 |
| Nevada | #83 | 38 | 1 in 312 |
| Connecticut | #89 | 41 | 1 in 320 |
| Rhode Island | #92 | 12 | 1 in 281 |
| New Jersey | #96 | 99 | 1 in 397 |
| New York | #101 | 202 | 1 in 434 |
| Massachusetts | #104 | 68 | 1 in 395 |
| New Mexico | #115 | 17 | 1 in 428 |
| District of Columbia | #181 | 6 | 1 in 582 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Maverick
- 13 spots since 2024 (#36 → #49)
- 1 spot since 2020 (#50 → #49)
- 135 spots since 2015 (#184 → #49)
- Biggest jump: 568 spots in 1958 (#1,364 → #796)
- Biggest drop: 191 spots in 1959 (#796 → #987)
- Debuted 1957
- Peaked 2024 at #36 (6,635 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 9 yrs · run 2017–2025
- Top 1,000: 34 yrs · run 1994–2025
- Highest: 1 in 245 boys born in 2023 were named Maverick (0.41%)
- Latest: 1 in 290 boys born in 2025 (0.35%)
- Its best rank, #36 in 2024, was only 1 in 260 (0.39%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 55.7% of all boys named Maverick (39,317) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 182 | #796 (1958) | #1,049 |
| 1960s | 160 | #1,152 (1960) | #2,443 |
| 1970s | 77 | #3,223 (1973) | #3,861 |
| 1980s | 239 | #1,516 (1989) | #2,885 |
| 1990s | 1,351 | #782 (1997) | #999 |
| 2000s | 3,314 | #507 (2008) | #679 |
| 2010s | 25,964 | #58 (2019) | #230 |
| 2020s | 39,317 | #36 (2024) | #43 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Maverick in 2020
Top girls' names in 2020
Top boys' names in 2020
More about 2020
girls
1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 24,870 of them was named Maverick, which outranked 85.2% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,580Savanah66
- #2,580Sianna66
- #2,580Victory66
- #2,597Maverick65
- #2,597Aaradhya65
- #2,597Amore65
- #2,597Anabia65
- #2,631Aavya64
- #2,631Adrian64
- #2,631Amaryllis64
Tied with 33 names at #2,597; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 281 of them was named Maverick, which outranked 99.6% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
- ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
- ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
- ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
- ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.