Boy or Girl

Is Maynard a boy or girl name?

Maynard was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 14,933 US babies named Maynard were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#8,712
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Maynard since 1880
14,933
Most popular year
1922
398 babies
Babies named Maynard each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Maynard from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.010020030040018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Maynard, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s6900%
1890s17600%
1900s31600%
1910s2,26760.3%
1920s3,649110.3%
1930s3,09650.2%
1940s2,09200%
1950s1,30500%
1960s67200%
1970s41600%
1980s25400%
1990s18100%
2000s19200%
2010s15800%
2020s6800%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20249#8,7120–
202310#8,0560–
202225#4,2490–
20217#10,4050–
202017#5,3880–
201911#7,4610–
201819#5,0410–
201721#4,6850–
20166#11,6520–
201516#5,6510–
201419#4,9970–
201314#6,1320–
201217#5,4150–
201117#5,3550–
201018#5,1710–
200920#4,8660–
200820#4,8380–
200725#4,0810–
200620#4,6260–
200519#4,5810–
200418#4,7160–
200324#3,6920–
200221#3,9950–
200115#5,0570–
200010#6,6630–
199910#6,3410–
199813#5,0830–
199724#3,1220–
199612#5,0840–
199517#3,7950–
199420#3,4200–
199319#3,4570–
199223#2,9680–
199116#3,7620–
199027#2,5340–
198917#3,4000–
198829#2,1780–
198717#3,0300–
198624#2,3370–
198521#2,4780–
198427#2,0150–
198330#1,8510–
198228#1,9730–
198131#1,8420–
198030#1,8950–
197934#1,6970–
197838#1,5220–
197752#1,2330–
197640#1,4240–
197532#1,6150–
197434#1,5090–
197349#1,1820–
197238#1,3790–
197153#1,1310–
197046#1,2330–
196955#1,0460–
196852#1,0320–
196752#1,0140–
196656#9780–
196567#9080–
196469#9180–
196373#8760–
196283#8370–
196185#8350–
196080#8470–
1959112#7250–
195898#7450–
195794#7760–
1956122#6820–
1955131#6470–
1954129#6470–
1953146#6000–
1952155#5640–
1951164#5310–
1950154#5460–
1949153#5390–
1948191#4810–
1947212#4610–
1946209#4390–
1945188#4360–
1944189#4430–
1943237#3990–
1942234#3960–
1941222#3860–
1940257#3560–
1939251#3500–
1938277#3350–
1937278#3250–
1936288#3170–
1935312#3060–
1934354#2880–
1933289#3180–
1932343#2980–
1931348#2970–
1930356#3025#5,017
1929337#3020–
1928374#2940–
1927345#3105#5,351
1926336#3090–
1925375#2950–
1924359#3010–
1923354#2970–
1922398#2790–
1921397#2800–
1920374#2906#4,764
1919355#2846#4,620
1918352#2890–
1917333#2840–
1916291#3060–
1915294#2940–
1914210#3140–
1913169#3060–
1912151#2910–
191162#3520–
191050#3620–
190943#3620–
190833#4190–
190741#3370–
190633#3710–
190531#3760–
190428#3990–
190333#3370–
190225#4090–
190123#3960–
190026#4530–
189931#3210–
189814#5930–
189724#3900–
189619#4740–
189519#4680–
189414#5550–
189315#4940–
189212#6270–
189117#4390–
189011#6230–
188911#6110–
18888#7940–
188710#6160–
188610#6280–
18850–0–
18840–0–
188310#6230–
18828#7350–
18810–0–
188012#5500–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Maynard reached #279 in 1922. As a girl name, it reached #4,620 in 1919. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Maynard

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.