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Why parents love Maverick- Top Gun's Maverick is the coolest character in action-movie history.
- The meaning independent/nonconformist is aspirational for every parent.
- Three syllables with a sharp, confident sound: MAV-er-ik.
- Mav is a cool, minimal nickname.
- It's the only top-100 name that means rebel.
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The vibe of Maverick
independentTop Gunnonconformistfighter-pilotrebelunbrandedcoolTexas
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Origin & history of Maverick
Samuel Maverick (Texas rancher who refused to brand cattle)
→ English maverick (independent thinker)
→ given name
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American English roots
Maverick comes from Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803–1870), a Texas rancher and politician who refused to brand his cattle — unbranded calves became known as mavericks, and the word came to mean anyone who refuses to conform. Top Gun (1986) starred Tom Cruise as Lieutenant Pete Maverick Mitchell, creating one of cinema's coolest characters. Top Gun: Maverick (2022) became a massive hit, reigniting the name's popularity. Maverick entered the US top 50.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: The word entered English from Samuel Maverick (1803–1870); given-name usage surged with Top Gun (1986).
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Today
Maverick remains a beloved choice, ranking #75 in the US. 65,376 babies have been named Maverick since 1957.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of English, SSA data
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How popular is Maverick?
2022
peak year
Maverick first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1957. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2022, 7,047 babies were named Maverick (ranked #40 nationally). Today it sits inside the top hundred (#75), with roughly 5,480 babies named Maverick each year. Maverick has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 65,376 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
7,047
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #40)
(ranked #40)
5,480
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
54,800
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
65,376
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Maverick1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
Maverick's Life Path 1 is the pioneer's number — the original nonconformist. People named Maverick tend to be independent, bold, and constitutionally unable to follow the herd.
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Cannot follow the herd✦
Bold independence◈
Fighter-pilot cool◎
Unbranded spirit♡
Pioneer nonconformistM4
A1
V4
E5
R9
I9
C3
K2
Sum: 37 → Life path 1
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Personality of Maverick🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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