Maverick

Derived from the surname of Samuel Maverick, a nineteenth-century Texas lawyer and rancher who famously declined to brand his cattle. Unbranded calves on the range became known as mavericks, turning the family name into a common noun for independent nonconformists. American birth certificates began logging it as a given name in the late 1950s.

The name reads like a flight helmet paired with a juice box. Despite connotations of rugged independence and high-altitude dogfights, nine out of ten living holders belong to Generation Alpha. It suggests an unbranded rebel whose immediate agenda rarely extends past the jungle gym. The average bearer is currently seven years old.