Meaning and history
This name comes from the English word maverick, meaning “independent,” which in turn derives from the surname of a 19th-century Texas rancher known for not branding his calves.
20062006: 395 births, rank #606
2007: 455 births, rank #566
2008: 535 births, rank #507
2009: 484 births, rank #545
2010: 509 births, rank #507
20112011: 640 births, rank #425
2012: 857 births, rank #357
2013: 1,304 births, rank #270
2014: 1,879 births, rank #206
2015: 2,277 births, rank #184
20162016: 2,961 births, rank #139
2017: 4,731 births, rank #84
2018: 5,041 births, rank #73
2019: 5,765 births, rank #58
2020: 6,139 births, rank #50
20212021: 6,610 births, rank #47
2022: 7,049 births, rank #40
2023: 6,990 births, rank #37
2024: 6,635 births, rank #36
20252025: 5,894 births, rank #49
Maverick has made a dramatic comeback. After first appearing in the US records in 1958, it fell to #990 by 1959, before climbing to #49 in 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2022, with 7,049 births.