Maverick
Maverick was the 49th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5,894 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 36th; the most babies were born in 2022 (7,049). Over the last ten years it has moved up 135 places. More babies were named Maverick in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it MAV-uh-rik /ˈmævərɪk/
- Rank in 2025
- #49 boys, up 1 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5,894boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20227,049 babies
- Total since 1880
- 71,375babies recorded
What does the name Maverick mean?
Maverick is an English surname known in Devon since the 1500s; its own origin is unknown, and a link to Maurice is unproven. The word 'maverick', meaning an independent-minded person, comes from Samuel Maverick, a Texas rancher who did not brand his cattle. Modern parents usually pick it for that sense.
How sure is this? Not documented. The surname's origin is unknown (Wiktionary, citing a study of the Devon Mavericks).
Nicknames for Maverick
The usual nicknames for Maverick are Mav.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mav | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Mavericks go by each one.
Maverick popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 771 since 2006, 60 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #49 | 5,894 |
| 2020 | #50 | 6,139 |
| 2010 | #507 | 509 |
| 2000 | #864 | 184 |
| 1990 | #1,282 | 75 |
| 1980 | #3,195 | 14 |
| 1970 | #3,437 | 9 |
| 1960 | #1,159 | 46 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maverick, counting every spelling?
Maverick is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #52 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #49 for Maverick on its own. Together these spellings went to 6,013 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maverick | 5,894 | #49 | 33,178 |
| Maverik | 79 | #1,955 | 465 |
| Maveric | 21 | #4,809 | 157 |
| Maveryk | 11 | #7,502 | 84 |
| Maveryck | 8 | #9,419 | 69 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maverick?
5,894 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maverick (1.63 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Maverick born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is about 1 in 33. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maverick.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maverick?
About 69,900 people born in the US named Maverick are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 9. That makes Maverick a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maverick by state
How common Maverick was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (3.0×), North Dakota (2.7×), Alaska (2.7×), Montana (2.6×), South Dakota (2.4×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maverick: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maverick, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Maverick · Sibling names for Maverick
Questions about the name Maverick
How popular is the name Maverick?
Maverick was the 49th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5,894 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 36th; the most babies were born in 2022 (7,049). Over the last ten years it has moved up 135 places. More babies were named Maverick in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Maverick a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Maverick in the US.
Where is Maverick most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maverick was most common in West Virginia (11.45 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Dakota and Alaska.