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Maverick

Boy

Origin of the name

Maverick comes from the English word for an independent-minded person, itself from Samuel Maverick, a Texas rancher who did not brand his cattle.

Rising name

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The high point came in 2022, with 7,049 births and the No. 40 spot that year. The rise continues, up 110% on the previous ten years. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 49. 56% of all babies named Maverick since 1880 were born in the 2020s.
70,604births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 40rank at its peak, in 2022

Where babies named Maverick are born

2022

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The darker the blue, the more common Maverick is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Maverick is most common in South Dakota (2.2 times), North Dakota (2.2) and Montana (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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