Is Maze a boy or girl name?

Maze is a unisex name. Of the 543 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 35.2% were girls and 64.8% were boys. It changed hands in 2021, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Maze

Recorded 1922–2025 · United States

Maze was most popular in 2025, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,142 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,142, with 79 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 543 people named Maze.

Maze over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maze’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maze a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maze is a unisex name — 35.2% of the 543 Americans given it were girls and 64.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 2021 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 40% girls and 60% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org