Maynard

Last seen for girls in 1930 at #4,550 · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1922 · 398 births
Debut · boys
12 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
14,918
since 1880

Maynard over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Maynard has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #279, 1922boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#9,7147
2024—#8,3129
2023—#7,73810
2022—#4,18425
2021—#9,7147
2020—#5,23517
2019—#7,17311
2018—#4,91819
2017—#4,59421
2016—#10,7446
2015—#5,50716
2014—#4,86619
2013—#5,92314
2012—#5,25617
2011—#5,20017
2010—#5,04718
2009—#4,74820
2008—#4,71420
2007—#4,01125
2006—#4,52020
2005—#4,46419
2004—#4,60218
2003—#3,62624
2002—#3,90921
2001—#4,89015
2000—#6,31610
1999—#6,04210
1998—#4,87313
1997—#3,06424
1996—#4,87812
1995—#3,69317
1994—#3,32620
1993—#3,36819
1992—#2,90923
1991—#3,63616
1990—#2,48827
1989—#3,32517
1988—#2,14629
1987—#2,94217
1986—#2,29024
1985—#2,42721
1984—#1,97927
1983—#1,82230
1982—#1,92928
1981—#1,81131
1980—#1,85230
1979—#1,67034
1978—#1,50838
1977—#1,22152
1976—#1,41140
1975—#1,59332
1974—#1,50134
1973—#1,17649
1972—#1,36438
1971—#1,12753
1970—#1,22246
1969—#1,04255
1968—#1,02652
1967—#1,00352
1966—#96856
1965—#89767
1964—#91469
1963—#87573
1962—#83283
1961—#83385
1960—#84280
1959—#722112
1958—#74498
1957—#77594
1956—#682122
1955—#647131
1954—#646129
1953—#598146
1952—#563155
1951—#531164
1950—#546154
1949—#539153
1948—#481191
1947—#461212
1946—#438209
1945—#434188
1944—#443189
1943—#399237
1942—#395234
1941—#386222
1940—#355257
1939—#350251
1938—#335277
1937—#324278
1936—#316288
1935—#306312
1934—#288354
1933—#317289
1932—#298343
1931—#297348
1930#4,5505#302356
1929—#302337
1928—#294374
1927#4,8055#310345
1926—#309336
1925—#295375
1924—#301359
1923—#296354
1922—#279398
1921—#280397
1920#4,3986#290374
1919#4,2516#282355
1918—#289352
1917—#284333
1916—#305291
1915—#294294
1914—#313210
1913—#306169
1912—#290151
1911—#34962
1910—#36250
1909—#35743
1908—#41333
1907—#33141
1906—#36333
1905—#37031
1904—#39028
1903—#33033
1902—#40425
1901—#39423
1900—#44626
1899—#31531
1898—#57314
1897—#38424
1896—#46219
1895—#45619
1894—#54314
1893—#47915
1892—#59712
1891—#42717
1890—#60311
1889—#58111
1888—#7558
1887—#58310
1886—#60510
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1883—#59710
1882—#6918
1881——
1880—#52612
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Maynard was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Maynard is popular in 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedAKMaine: #80 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 346 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #99 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 404 boysNDMinnesota: #106 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 562 boysMNIllinois: #273 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,739 boysILWisconsin: #181 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,817 boysWIMichigan: #215 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,213 boysMINew York: #340 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,460 boysNYMassachusetts: #230 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,648 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #133 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 589 boysSDIowa: #229 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,158 boysIAIndiana: #311 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,787 boysINOhio: #272 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,327 boysOHPennsylvania: #258 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,212 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #324 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,812 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedCONebraska: #216 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,723 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedWVVirginia: #188 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,283 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedNMKansas: #248 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,245 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedARTennessee: #387 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,105 boysTNNorth Carolina: #307 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,405 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #333 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,535 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#80 · 1 in 346
  2. North Dakota#99 · 1 in 404
  3. Minnesota#106 · 1 in 562
  4. South Dakota#133 · 1 in 589
  5. Wisconsin#181 · 1 in 1,817

Best ever in a state: #62 in Vermont, 1917.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#80181 in 346
North Dakota#99141 in 404
Minnesota#106371 in 562
South Dakota#13391 in 589
Wisconsin#181131 in 1,817
Virginia#188171 in 1,283
Michigan#215181 in 2,213
Nebraska#21661 in 1,723
Iowa#22991 in 2,158
Massachusetts#23061 in 4,648
Kansas#24861 in 2,245
Pennsylvania#258171 in 4,212
Ohio#272111 in 4,327
Illinois#273141 in 3,739
North Carolina#307101 in 3,405
Indiana#31151 in 4,787
California#324101 in 3,812
Oklahoma#33361 in 3,535
New York#340131 in 6,460
Tennessee#38751 in 5,105
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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 Maynard
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 1,402 spots since 2024 (#8,312 → #9,714)
  • 4,479 spots since 2020 (#5,235 → #9,714)
  • 4,207 spots since 2015 (#5,507 → #9,714)
  • Biggest jump: 258 spots in 1899 (#573 → #315)
  • Biggest drop: 189 spots in 1898 (#384 → #573)
Rise & fade · boys
42 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1922 at #279 (398 births)
  • Births halved by 1944, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 84 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1886–1966
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,734
  • Highest: 1 in 2,734 boys born in 1922 were named Maynard (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 244,011 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 24.5% of all boys named Maynard (3,649) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s69#526 (1880)#620
1890s176#315 (1899)#484
1900s316#330 (1903)#380
1910s2,267#282 (1919)#307
1920s3,649#279 (1922)#296
1930s3,096#288 (1934)#313
1940s2,092#355 (1940)#433
1950s1,305#531 (1951)#645
1960s672#832 (1962)#923
1970s416#1,127 (1971)#1,379
1980s254#1,811 (1981)#2,252
1990s181#2,488 (1990)#3,828
2000s192#3,626 (2003)#4,580
2010s158#4,594 (2017)#5,923
2020s75#4,184 (2022)#7,483

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.

Maynard in 1936

boys
#316
288 births · 1 in 3,601 boys

Top boys' names in 1936

  1. #1Robert58,500
  2. #2James54,694
  3. #3John47,683
  4. #4William39,398
  5. #5Richard33,494
  6. #6Charles29,101
  7. #7Donald28,639
  8. #8Thomas18,342
  9. #9George18,197
  10. #10David17,476
  11. #316Maynard288
More about 1936

boys

1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 3,601 of them was named Maynard, which outranked 92.2% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maynard
  1. #312Mary292
  2. #314Cornelius291
  3. #314Lionel291
  4. #316Maynard288
  5. #316August288
  6. #318Alfonso287
  7. #319Phil285
  8. #320Grover282

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 802Errol#1,708 → #906
  2. ↑ 644Sergio#1,584 → #940
  3. ↑ 601Brice#1,494 → #893
  4. ↑ 537Windell#1,390 → #853
  5. ↑ 529Kim#1,390 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,082Stafford#980 → #2,062
  2. ↓ 889Darwyn#750 → #1,639
  3. ↓ 461Hunter#956 → #1,417
  4. ↓ 399Orvil#844 → #1,243
  5. ↓ 370Rosendo#956 → #1,326

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1936 →