Maverick is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #3966 in 2017 with 38 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2021 with 98 births ranking #1987. In 2017, approximately 1 in every 45,418 girls born was named Maverick. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Maverick is a modern favourite associated with independence and an individual streak. It is one of the clearest examples of a word-name that carries a built-in attitude.
The surname became a vocabulary word in American English after Samuel Maverick, whose cattle were famously left unbranded. That history helped the name acquire its strong image of doing things differently.