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Nationally, Maverick has gone from 864th most popular baby boys name in 2000 to 47th most popular last year. Fox believes at least some of this recent rise in popularity can be attributed to the new “Top Gun: Maverick” movie.
“I just think it’s a really cool name period, even without the ‘Top Gun’ reference,” Fox said. “It was starting to rise in popularity when we were thinking about that, but now it’s really popular. But I’m sure the movie didn’t hurt. I’m sure there are plenty of 80s babies like us who were huge Top Gun fans and part of it came from there.”
For 4-year-old Maverick Fox, the “Top Gun”-inspired name could not be more fitting.
“If you look up the name, ‘strong-willed, independent person’ is the meaning,” Fox said. “We ended up going with that name and he’s really proven to be a Maverick, he’s the epitome of a boy. He loves loud things, he loves to go fast, he loves dirt, everything.”