Baby Name Popularity Profile

Maverick

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Maverick.

✦ Independent, nonconformist 🌍 English modern
National Rank (2025) #49
All-Time Peak Rank #36 Achieved 2024
Total U.S. Births 70,604 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 98.9% Boy / 1.1% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
First Recorded 1957 Last seen: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 7,049 births in 2022
💡 The Maverick Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Independent, nonconformist
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from the surname Maverick, which originated from Samuel Maverick (1803–1870), an American lawyer and landowner who did not brand his calves. The term later came to mean an independently minded person.
Pronunciation: MAV-rik
Themes & Categories
modern
Etymology confidence: High

📖 The Story Behind Maverick

According to SSA data, Maverick achieved its highest historical rank of #36 in 2024. Its highest annual registration volume occurred in 2022 with 7,049 babies. Between 2015 and 2025, modern registrations have increased by 158.8%. Overall, the name has maintained a ranked presence for 53 consecutive years.

📊 Factual Timeline & Current Trajectory (1880 – 2025)

Registration footprint of Maverick across 145 years of SSA data.

5-Year Trajectory Stable
10-Year Shift +158.8% Growth
18801920196020002025

📈 Popularity Milestones & Volatility

Busiest Year on Record 7,049 births in 2022
Years in Top 100 9 yrs
Years in Top 500 15 yrs
Registry Streak 53 yrs
Historical Volatility Highly Volatile
Largest 1-Year Jump N/A
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 182
1960s: 160
1970s: 77
1980s: 239
1990s: 1,351
2000s: 3,314
2010s: 25,964
2020s: 39,317

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ma-ver-ick
Letter Count 8 letters
Spelling Complexity Complex
Length Percentile Longer than 79% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 79.0% of SSA names. Starts with M, a letter used by only 7.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Alaska
Top States Alaska, Nevada, Utah, Florida, Arizona
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Alaska #16 218 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #49 512 2023 +34.2% Growth
Utah #19 1,126 2023 +17.9% Growth
Florida #41 4,094 2022 +14.4% Growth
Arizona #51 1,454 2023 0.8% Decline
Idaho #23 458 2022 +25.0% Growth
South Dakota #10 385 2020 15.6% Decline
Montana #14 343 2022 +20.7% Growth
Hawaii #33 345 2022 28.6% Decline
Oklahoma #21 1,451 2022 9.5% Decline
New Hampshire #30 326 2023 +12.9% Growth
North Dakota #29 346 2022 35.1% Decline
Washington #54 1,631 2022 14.1% Decline
Oregon #30 907 2021 +20.0% Growth
Tennessee #25 2,069 2022 +6.5% Growth
Indiana #12 2,290 2023 +6.1% Growth
Kansas #35 1,010 2019 +1.4% Growth
Minnesota #25 1,759 2023 3.6% Decline
Colorado #83 1,109 2022 13.0% Decline
Nebraska #30 674 2024 23.5% Decline
Missouri #17 2,026 2021 4.4% Decline
Iowa #33 1,154 2019 38.5% Decline
North Carolina #47 2,428 2024 8.9% Decline
Kentucky #18 1,434 2022 2.8% Decline
Arkansas #22 879 2023 11.8% Decline
Wisconsin #25 1,610 2023 1.5% Decline
Texas #71 5,846 2024 +7.1% Growth
West Virginia #13 703 2024 11.3% Decline
Delaware #67 151 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #46 2,020 2023 5.5% Decline
California #83 7,055 2022 22.7% Decline
Ohio #35 3,059 2021 13.3% Decline
Michigan #40 2,463 2023 13.0% Decline
Maine #53 279 2022 35.5% Decline
Virginia #66 1,434 2022 12.2% Decline
Louisiana #43 1,051 2021 17.0% Decline
Wyoming #36 76 2024 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #53 812 2023 +6.6% Growth
Vermont Unranked 95 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #83 819 2020 32.3% Decline
Alabama #36 944 2022 +11.4% Growth
Pennsylvania #44 2,552 2023 +5.2% Growth
Mississippi #29 570 2023 +1.9% Growth
New Mexico #65 239 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #61 2,095 2022 14.9% Decline
Connecticut #84 405 2022 +4.9% Growth
New Jersey #93 905 2023 +8.1% Growth
Massachusetts #85 767 2023 +23.5% Growth
Rhode Island #108 114 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New York #85 2,264 2023 +5.4% Growth
District of Columbia Unranked 33 2018 Insufficient historical volume

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