Maynard — #8290 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Maynard

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,911 babies named Maynard between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maynard currently holds the #8290 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 398 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maynard performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 3,649 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Maynard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 1,027 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Maynard in 39 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maynard 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 14,911 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.