Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Maze

Gender Unisex · 35% girls Rank 2025 #2,469 Trend ↑ Rising 76%
Rank 2025
#2,469
among boys · ↑728 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
79
named Maze · +32% vs 2024
How common
1 in 31,056
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
79 babies
All-time total
543
#9,708 all-time among boys
First recorded
1922
in Social Security records

Maze popularity over time

543 babies have been named Maze since 1922, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – 5 5 1 – #4,732
1930s – – – – – –
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1990s – – – – – –
2000s – 11 11 1 – #11,712
2010s 35 120 155 16 +1309% #3,466
2020s (to 2025) 156 216 372 62 +300% #2,469

Where Maze is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 62 0.04 outside top 500
2027 70 0.04 outside top 500
2028 76 0.04 outside top 500
2029 82 0.05 outside top 500
2030 88 0.05 outside top 500

The story of Maze

Maze is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,469 in 2025 with 55 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1922, 543 American babies have been named Maze, about 65% boys and 35% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 79 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maze stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maze?

The median living Maze is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 6. An estimated 500 people named Maze are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maze year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 24 #5,345 55 #2,469
2024 22 #5,733 38 #3,197
2023 22 #5,673 30 #3,770
2022 29 #4,748 30 #3,741
2021 28 #4,798 33 #3,466
2020 31 #4,414 30 #3,623
2019 13 #8,442 33 #3,466
2018 13 #8,450 11 #7,450
2017 9 #11,305 15 #5,970
2016 – – 11 #7,449
2015 – – 14 #6,197
2014 – – 10 #7,937
2013 – – 7 #10,354
2012 – – 6 #11,771
2011 – – 5 #13,638
2010 – – 8 #9,370
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2007 – – 6 #11,860
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2001 – – 5 #11,712
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maze, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maze?

The median living Maze is about 4 years old. Half of all living Mazes are between 1 and 6 years old.

How many people named Maze are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Maze are alive in the United States, based on 543 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Maze in 2025?

Maze ranked #2,469 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 55 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maze?

543 babies have been named Maze in the United States since 1922, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maze most popular?

Maze peaked in 2025, when 79 newborns received the name.

Is Maze a boy or girl name?

Maze is used for both: about 35% of babies named Maze have been girls and 65% boys.

Is the name Maze rising or falling?

Maze is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Maze become more popular?

Maze is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 88 boys named Maze in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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