Maynard
Maynard was the 10325th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1922, when it ranked 279th with 398 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,673 places. More babies were named Maynard in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,325 boys, down 4,934 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922398 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,940babies recorded
Maynard popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 22 since 1919.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,325 | 7 |
| 2020 | #5,391 | 17 |
| 2010 | #5,172 | 18 |
| 2000 | #6,664 | 10 |
| 1990 | #2,534 | 27 |
| 1980 | #1,894 | 30 |
| 1970 | #1,233 | 46 |
| 1960 | #849 | 80 |
| 1950 | #546 | 154 |
| 1940 | #356 | 257 |
| 1930 | #302 | 356 |
| 1920 | #290 | 374 |
| 1910 | #362 | 50 |
| 1900 | #453 | 26 |
| 1890 | #623 | 11 |
| 1880 | #550 | 12 |
How popular is Maynard, counting every spelling?
Maynard has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Maynard?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maynard (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Maynard born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maynard.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maynard?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Maynard are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 50 and 79. That makes Maynard a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maynard: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maynard, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maynard
How popular is the name Maynard?
Maynard was the 10325th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1922, when it ranked 279th with 398 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,673 places. More babies were named Maynard in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Maynard a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Maynard in the US.