# Maverick (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/maverick/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 71,375 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 70,604 / 771 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,061, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

The surname is most famously associated with Samuel Maverick, a rancher from Texas who did not brand his cattle. The surname is of uncertain origin, but known to date as far back as the 1500s in Devon, England. Its meaning is a matter of conjecture, with connections to the name Maurice being unprovable.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 14,306 |
| 2012 | 12 | 9,518 |
| 2013 | 14 | 8,424 |
| 2014 | 20 | 6,357 |
| 2015 | 23 | 5,776 |
| 2016 | 27 | 5,087 |
| 2017 | 38 | 3,966 |
| 2018 | 61 | 2,802 |
| 2019 | 64 | 2,702 |
| 2020 | 65 | 2,618 |
| 2021 | 98 | 1,987 |
| 2022 | 98 | 2,001 |
| 2023 | 88 | 2,171 |
| 2024 | 85 | 2,228 |
| 2025 | 60 | 2,847 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 640 | 426 |
| 2012 | 857 | 357 |
| 2013 | 1,304 | 270 |
| 2014 | 1,879 | 206 |
| 2015 | 2,277 | 184 |
| 2016 | 2,961 | 139 |
| 2017 | 4,731 | 84 |
| 2018 | 5,041 | 73 |
| 2019 | 5,765 | 58 |
| 2020 | 6,139 | 50 |
| 2021 | 6,610 | 47 |
| 2022 | 7,049 | 40 |
| 2023 | 6,990 | 37 |
| 2024 | 6,635 | 36 |
| 2025 | 5,894 | 49 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 | 1,688 |
| 2012 | 16 | 1,507 |
| 2013 | 20 | 1,247 |
| 2014 | 33 | 889 |
| 2015 | 18 | 1,380 |
| 2016 | 36 | 870 |
| 2017 | 74 | 526 |
| 2018 | 59 | 610 |
| 2019 | 72 | 526 |
| 2020 | 73 | 513 |
| 2021 | 81 | 489 |
| 2022 | 103 | 412 |
| 2023 | 122 | 347 |
| 2024 | 125 | 352 |
| 2025 | 108 | 385 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.