Maze
Maze was the 2469th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 55 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,728 places. More babies were named Maze in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,469 boys, up 1,154 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 55boys
- Girls and boys
- 40% girls, 60% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202555 babies
- Total since 1880
- 543babies recorded
Maze popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,345 | #2,469 | 24 | 55 |
| 2020 | #4,414 | #3,623 | 31 | 30 |
| 2010 | — | #9,370 | — | 8 |
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How popular is Maze, counting every spelling?
Maze is the most common spelling of a name family that had 81 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 81 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maze | 55 | #2,469 | 186 |
| Maize | 15 | #6,034 | 61 |
| Mays | 11 | #7,504 | 49 |
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 Maze?
55 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maze (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Maze 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 152 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maze.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maze?
About 300 people born in the US named Maze are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 2 and 9. That makes Maze 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.
Maze by state
How common Maze was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maze: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maze, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maze
How popular is the name Maze?
Maze was the 2469th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 55 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,728 places. More babies were named Maze in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Maze a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 40% girls, 60% boys given the name Maze in the US.
Where is Maze most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maze was most common in Georgia (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Florida.