Boys' name · since 1880
Maynard
14,918 babies named Maynard in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #976 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,718 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,918
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maynard currently ranks #9718 among boys' names in America, with 14,918 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maynard has been recorded 14,918 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #9718 nationally and more common than 30% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #976 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,718 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,918 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maynard ranks #976 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,718 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,918 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #976 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,718 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,918
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maynard's 14,918 recorded births place it above 97.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Maynard compares
14,918 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maynard's all-time total is 40x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maynard | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,918 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 398 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maynard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maynard splits its recorded history at 1954: 18% of all births land in the more recent half, 82% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2016 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 398 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maynard popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 398
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Maynard popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1919 (Maynard as girls' name)
Maynard by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (3,649 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Maynard's strongest decade.
3,649 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Maynard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 69
1880s
69 births
- 1890s 176
1890s
176 births
- 1900s 316
1900s
316 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,267 births
- 1920s
1920s
3,649 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,096 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,092 births
- 1950s 1,305
1950s
1,305 births
- 1960s 672
1960s
672 births
- 1970s 416
1970s
416 births
- 1980s 254
1980s
254 births
- 1990s 181
1990s
181 births
- 2000s 192
2000s
192 births
- 2010s 158
2010s
158 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 3,649 births (24% of all-time use).
How Maynard compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Maynard's total volume
Maynard by state
Where Maynard concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 1,027 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 781 | 5.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 732 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 722 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 663 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 631 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 630 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 612 | 4.1% |
1,027 of 14,918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Maynard appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maynard's data
- Maynard's decade-level peak was the 1920s (3,649 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Maynards (1,027 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maynard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maynard draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.