Maverick: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “independent person”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- MAV-rik · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
From the English surname Maverick, itself from the Texas family name of Samuel Maverick; the word came to mean an unbranded calf, then an independent-minded person. As a given name it is modern.
How popular is Maverick?
Babies named Maverick in 20246,700
2024 rank#36 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 188065,376
Maverick is rising: use over the last five years is 7.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Maverick
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Maverick questions
What does the name Maverick mean?
Maverick means "independent person". It comes from English. From the English surname Maverick, itself from the Texas family name of Samuel Maverick; the word came to mean an unbranded calf, then an independent-minded person. As a given name it is modern.
Is Maverick a boy or girl name?
Maverick is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Maverick?
6,700 US babies were named Maverick in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Maverick?
Maverick is usually pronounced MAV-rik.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.