Maynard is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Maynard means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Maynard across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Maynard has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Maynard is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “brave strength”. A Germanic name brought to England by the Normans.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 14,940 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 9 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Maynard per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1922 (398/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (3/yr).
Maynard has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1922, when it ranked #608 nationally (given to 398 babies that year).
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