Maverick Boy
How popular is Maverick?
#49 boy name in 2025
5,894 baby boys were named Maverick in the US in 2025, making it the 49th most popular boy name. Another 60 girls got the name (#2,822 for girls).
Maverick popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #49 for boys (▼ 13 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5,894 boys, 60 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+159% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #184 in 2015, #50 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (7,049 boys) |
| Highest rank | #36 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1957 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Maverick counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Maverick family of names ranked #53 for boys in 2025 (#44 the year before), with 6,013 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Maverick | 5,894 | 98% |
| Maverik | 79 | 1% |
| Maveric | 21 | 0% |
| Maveryk | 11 | 0% |
| Maveryck | 8 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Maverick is most popular
Babies named Maverick per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 11.5 per 1,000 (374 boys)
- North Dakota: 10.5 per 1,000 (180 boys)
- Alaska: 10.5 per 1,000 (125 boys)
- Montana: 9.9 per 1,000 (175 boys)
- South Dakota: 9.3 per 1,000 (173 boys)
Maverick by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 182 | #795 |
| 1960s | 160 | #1,151 |
| 1970s | 77 | #3,221 |
| 1980s | 239 | #1,511 |
| 1990s | 1,351 | #780 |
| 2000s | 3,314 | #507 |
| 2010s | 25,964 | #58 |
| 2020s | 39,317 | #36 |
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Questions
- Is Maverick a boy or girl name?
- Maverick is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Maverick were boys.
- How popular is the name Maverick?
- 5,894 baby boys were named Maverick in the US in 2025, making it the 49th most popular boy name. Another 60 girls got the name (#2,822 for girls).
- When was Maverick most popular?
- Maverick peaked in 2022, when 7,049 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #36 in 2024.
- How many people are named Maverick?
- 71,375 babies have been named Maverick in the US since 1880. We estimate about 70,922 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Maverick most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Maverick was most common in West Virginia, at 11.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.