Maude

#3,342 for girls in 2025, 46 births · Last seen for boys in 1929 at #3,959
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1882 · 1,089 births
Debut · girls
859 births
In top 100 · girls
26 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
45,754
since 1880

Maude over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201910peak #20, 1882girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,34246—
2024#3,69541—
2023#4,36332—
2022#3,96337—
2021#6,41418—
2020#6,62917—
2019#5,16325—
2018#5,15225—
2017#6,80817—
2016#6,90117—
2015#7,26616—
2014#7,63615—
2013#7,03117—
2012#10,42910—
2011#11,1819—
2010#13,4487—
2009#9,97511—
2008#12,5798—
2007#17,6365—
2006#13,6067—
2005#13,0107—
2004#8,71612—
2003#8,50512—
2002#9,48210—
2001#12,0567—
2000#11,8017—
1999#9,4799—
1998#10,1228—
1997#8,33410—
1996#10,5677—
1995#8,07910—
1994#8,12210—
1993#9,5598—
1992#8,7349—
1991#6,58813—
1990#7,30311—
1989#5,83614—
1988#6,66611—
1987#5,31214—
1986#7,1349—
1985#6,45710—
1984#7,3988—
1983#6,7059—
1982#5,20913—
1981#6,32310—
1980#5,91211—
1979#6,18910—
1978#7,6497—
1977#6,3409—
1976#5,60110—
1975#3,95016—
1974#4,22714—
1973#3,01522—
1972#3,17720—
1971#4,31113—
1970#2,85624—
1969#3,31817—
1968#2,87420—
1967#2,32727—
1966#2,35726—
1965#2,34526—
1964#2,34827—
1963#2,01534—
1962#1,98934—
1961#1,76842—
1960#1,59749—
1959#1,49952—
1958#1,65742—
1957#1,32264—
1956#1,23771—
1955#1,37153—
1954#1,24963—
1953#1,13772—
1952#1,08076—
1951#1,11669—
1950#98885—
1949#850108—
1948#93087—
1947#883100—
1946#89387—
1945#76895—
1944#759101—
1943#736110—
1942#687117—
1941#668112—
1940#582145—
1939#577135—
1938#576142—
1937#534154—
1936#511163—
1935#481172—
1934#463195—
1933#477182—
1932#477192—
1931#439217—
1930#407258—
1929#403271#3,9595
1928#391292—
1927#367348—
1926#336387—
1925#310461—
1924#304485—
1923#298472—
1922#281534—
1921#276591—
1920#249695#4,2865
1919#246674#3,1158
1918#236727—
1917#228728—
1916#223739—
1915#214771#3,8255
1914#192693—
1913#179655—
1912#169598—
1911#145553—
1910#141575—
1909#138520—
1908#137510—
1907#112585—
1906#103619—
1905#97709—
1904#86757—
1903#82776#9107
1902#80834—
1901#77819—
1900#771,013#1,3105
1899#66908—
1898#671,009—
1897#61984—
1896#561,104—
1895#561,136#9786
1894#531,144#56713
1893#491,202#9076
1892#451,270#1,0665
1891#441,188#52412
1890#391,359#7398
1889#361,293#6739
1888#321,396#64810
1887#311,162—
1886#301,189—
1885#241,222#8366
1884#241,225#8486
1883#221,096#7996
1882#201,089#9435
1881#21923#7816
1880#21859—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Maude was already there! It came in at #21, and was given to 859 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2005–2007, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Maude is popular in 1910

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #190 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,167 girlsMNIllinois: #217 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,533 girlsILWisconsin: #200 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,361 girlsWIMichigan: #238 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsMINew York: #225 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,908 girlsNYMassachusetts: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,106 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedSDIowa: #141 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 715 girlsIAIndiana: #125 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 616 girlsINOhio: #217 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,664 girlsOHPennsylvania: #180 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,317 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #170 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 850 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedUTColorado: #120 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 494 girlsCONebraska: #118 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 499 girlsNEMissouri: #133 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 575 girlsMOKentucky: #85 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 288 girlsKYWest Virginia: #129 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 520 girlsWVVirginia: #79 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 291 girlsVAMaryland: #107 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 477 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedNMKansas: #104 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 435 girlsKSArkansas: #221 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,077 girlsARTennessee: #87 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 276 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #73 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 221 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #94 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 312 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #120 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 428 girlsOKLouisiana: #105 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 388 girlsLAMississippi: #163 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 698 girlsMSAlabama: #130 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 546 girlsALGeorgia: #95 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 332 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedHITexas: #168 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 690 girlsTXFlorida: #86 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 288 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#73 · 1 in 221
  2. Virginia#79 · 1 in 291
  3. Kentucky#85 · 1 in 288
  4. Florida#86 · 1 in 288
  5. Tennessee#87 · 1 in 276

Best ever in a state: #51 in Utah, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#73571 in 221
Virginia#79371 in 291
Kentucky#85371 in 288
Florida#86141 in 288
Tennessee#87381 in 276
South Carolina#94301 in 312
Georgia#95471 in 332
Kansas#104111 in 435
Louisiana#105251 in 388
Maryland#107101 in 477
Nebraska#11871 in 499
Colorado#12051 in 494
Oklahoma#120171 in 428
Indiana#125121 in 616
West Virginia#129111 in 520
Alabama#130241 in 546
Missouri#133191 in 575
Iowa#14181 in 715
Mississippi#163151 in 698
Texas#168281 in 690
California#17071 in 850
Pennsylvania#180241 in 1,317
Minnesota#19051 in 1,167
Wisconsin#20051 in 1,361
Massachusetts#20751 in 2,106
Illinois#217121 in 1,533
Ohio#21791 in 1,664
Arkansas#22171 in 1,077
New York#225171 in 1,908
Michigan#23851 in 1,735
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Maude
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 353 spots since 2024 (#3,695 → #3,342)
  • 3,287 spots since 2020 (#6,629 → #3,342)
  • 3,924 spots since 2015 (#7,266 → #3,342)
  • Biggest jump: 80 spots in 1949 (#930 → #850)
  • Biggest drop: 138 spots in 1950 (#850 → #988)
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1882 at #20 (1,089 births)
  • Births halved by 1908, 26 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 26 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 26 yrs · run 1880–1905
  • Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1880–1950
Share of babies · girls
1 in 99
  • Highest: 1 in 99 girls born in 1882 were named Maude (1.0%)
  • Latest: 1 in 34,941 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1880s
  • 25.0% of all girls named Maude (11,454) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s11,454#20 (1882)#26
1890s11,304#39 (1890)#54
1900s7,142#77 (1900)#99
1910s6,713#141 (1910)#197
1920s4,536#249 (1920)#322
1930s1,810#407 (1930)#494
1940s1,062#582 (1940)#776
1950s647#988 (1950)#1,266
1960s302#1,597 (1960)#2,294
1970s145#2,856 (1970)#4,732
1980s109#5,209 (1982)#6,295
1990s95#6,588 (1991)#8,689
2000s86#8,505 (2003)#11,737
2010s158#5,152 (2018)#8,102
2020s191#3,342 (2025)#4,734

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Maude in 1910

girls
#141
575 births · 1 in 690 girls

Top girls' names in 1910

  1. #1Mary22,848
  2. #2Helen10,479
  3. #3Margaret8,226
  4. #4Dorothy7,318
  5. #5Ruth7,212
  6. #6Anna6,436
  7. #7Elizabeth5,800
  8. #8Mildred5,692
  9. #9Marie4,790
  10. #10Alice4,671
  11. #141Maude575
More about 1910

girls

396,503 girls got a published name in 1910; 1 in 690 of them was named Maude, which outranked 94.9% of the 2,790 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maude
  1. #138May594
  2. #139Goldie592
  3. #140Erma577
  4. #141Maude575
  5. #142Victoria574
  6. #143Effie572
  7. #144Sallie569
Biggest movers since 1909
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Alys#1,957 → #997
  2. ↑ 849Lannie#1,763 → #914
  3. ↑ 766Luz#1,763 → #997
  4. ↑ 762Vivien#1,607 → #845
  5. ↑ 693Buna#1,607 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 864Earl#909 → #1,773
  2. ↓ 864Fleta#909 → #1,773
  3. ↓ 783Elba#990 → #1,773
  4. ↓ 644Odile#990 → #1,634
  5. ↓ 576Claribel#845 → #1,421

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1910 →