US rank #3840 Boys' name Peak 2020 518 births

Maveric — #3840 US boys' name

518 babies named Maveric in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s852010s2412020s187
#3840
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Maveric was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

51 babies were named Maveric in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maveric

The Social Security Administration has registered 518 babies named Maveric between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maveric currently holds the #3840 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maveric performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 241 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maveric shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Maveric in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maveric in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 518 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maveric at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

518

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2020

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,840

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maveric popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
51
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0204060 2024202020162012200820041998 5

Maveric by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
241 births that decade — 47% of Maveric's all-time total
1990s52000s852010s2412020s187

Maveric by state

Where Maveric concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Maveric
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 3.5%
#2 Florida
7 1.4%
#3 Illinois
7 1.4%
California share of Maveric's total US births 3.5%
Even split

18 of 518 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maveric?
518 babies have been named Maveric since 1998. It currently ranks #3840 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 51 births.
When was Maveric most popular?
Maveric was most popular in the 2010s decade with 241 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Maveric most popular?
The top states for the name Maveric are California (18 births), Florida (7 births), Illinois (7 births).
How long has the name Maveric been used?
Maveric has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maveric?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maverick, Mavrick, Maverik, Mavrik, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.