Declining since 2018, #8,910 for boys today.
Popularity of Maveryck since 2011
Babies named Maveryck per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 108 |
| 2020s | 93 |
Meaning & origin
Maveryck is a modern invented spelling of Maverick, a name that first entered U.S. baby name records in 2011. It reached its peak popularity in 2017, but has since fallen in use. By 2025 it ranked 8,910th, with only about 1 in 213,510 boys receiving the name. The variant spelling reflects a trend toward unique 'y'-inflected names, and the name remains strongly associated with the American cowboy ethos of independence.
Maveryck is a respelling of Maverick, which derives from the surname of Samuel Maverick, a 19th-century Texas rancher who did not brand his cattle. The term 'maverick' came to mean an unbranded calf and later an independent-minded person. As a modern given name, it gained popularity after the 1994 film 'Maverick', and the altered spelling 'Maveryck' emerged in the 2010s as a trendier variant.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Mav, Rick, Mavy
Sibling names for Maveryck
Names that share Maveryck's style, for a brother or sister.
