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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201941peak #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
1885——
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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 1941

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedAKMaine: #117 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 618 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: #126 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 706 boysNDMinnesota: #217 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,468 boysMNIllinois: #332 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,811 boysILWisconsin: #210 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,649 boysWIMichigan: #239 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,933 boysMINew York: #392 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 9,128 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedMARhode 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: #164 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,028 boysSDIowa: #238 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,698 boysIAIndiana: #338 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,020 boysINOhio: #340 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,607 boysOHPennsylvania: #264 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,502 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #547 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,714 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedCONebraska: #201 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,664 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #270 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,837 boysWVVirginia: #200 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,430 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: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedARTennessee: #316 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,704 boysTNNorth Carolina: #302 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,225 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Maynard, so not publishedOKLouisiana: 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#117 · 1 in 618
  2. North Dakota#126 · 1 in 706
  3. South Dakota#164 · 1 in 1,028
  4. Virginia#200 · 1 in 1,430
  5. Nebraska#201 · 1 in 1,664

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#117111 in 618
North Dakota#12681 in 706
South Dakota#16451 in 1,028
Virginia#200181 in 1,430
Nebraska#20161 in 1,664
Wisconsin#210101 in 2,649
Minnesota#217101 in 2,468
Iowa#23881 in 2,698
Michigan#239171 in 2,933
Pennsylvania#264181 in 4,502
West Virginia#27071 in 2,837
North Carolina#302121 in 3,225
Tennessee#31681 in 3,704
Illinois#332111 in 5,811
Indiana#33851 in 6,020
Ohio#34091 in 6,607
New York#392111 in 9,128
California#54751 in 11,714
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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 1941

boys
#386
222 births · 1 in 5,533 boys

Top boys' names in 1941

  1. #1James66,751
  2. #2Robert64,247
  3. #3John57,520
  4. #4William47,798
  5. #5Richard39,112
  6. #6Charles32,742
  7. #7David30,553
  8. #8Thomas26,641
  9. #9Ronald24,407
  10. #10Donald22,641
  11. #386Maynard222
More about 1941

boys

1,228,318 boys got a published name in 1941; 1 in 5,533 of them was named Maynard, which outranked 90.4% of the 4,002 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maynard
  1. #383Denny224
  2. #384Alonzo223
  3. #384Geoffrey223
  4. #386Maynard222
  5. #386Wiley222
  6. #388Van220
  7. #389Norris219
  8. #390Lamar218

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

Biggest movers since 1940
Risers
  1. ↑ 586Gay#1,573 → #987
  2. ↑ 375Issac#1,251 → #876
  3. ↑ 363Otho#1,334 → #971
  4. ↑ 338Lawrance#1,208 → #870
  5. ↑ 313Ford#1,251 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 508Wilkie#792 → #1,300
  2. ↓ 452Arlis#994 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 394Ruby#939 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 359Gonzalo#850 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 325Lenord#929 → #1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1941 →