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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201911peak #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 1911

  • 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: #129 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 617 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #107 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 451 girlsNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedMNIllinois: #214 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,616 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedWIMichigan: #181 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsMINew York: #237 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,187 girlsNYMassachusetts: #205 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,701 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedRIOregon: #89 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 315 girlsORNevada: 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: #154 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 881 girlsIAIndiana: #140 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 788 girlsINOhio: #138 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 799 girlsOHPennsylvania: #175 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,381 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #197 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsCAUtah: #51 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 153 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedNEMissouri: #131 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 572 girlsMOKentucky: #95 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 342 girlsKYWest Virginia: #181 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 885 girlsWVVirginia: #76 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 268 girlsVAMaryland: #116 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 546 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: #124 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 539 girlsKSArkansas: #135 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 477 girlsARTennessee: #83 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 277 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #68 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 203 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #93 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 325 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #184 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 885 girlsOKLouisiana: #144 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 643 girlsLAMississippi: #124 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 483 girlsMSAlabama: #105 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 386 girlsALGeorgia: #111 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 442 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedHITexas: #372 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,169 girlsTXFlorida: #139 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 535 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#51 · 1 in 153
  2. North Carolina#68 · 1 in 203
  3. Virginia#76 · 1 in 268
  4. Tennessee#83 · 1 in 277
  5. Oregon#89 · 1 in 315

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#5181 in 153
North Carolina#68631 in 203
Virginia#76401 in 268
Tennessee#83361 in 277
Oregon#8951 in 315
South Carolina#93281 in 325
Kentucky#95321 in 342
Alabama#105311 in 386
North Dakota#10751 in 451
Georgia#111341 in 442
Maryland#11691 in 546
Kansas#124101 in 539
Mississippi#124191 in 483
Washington#12951 in 617
Missouri#131201 in 572
Arkansas#135151 in 477
Ohio#138211 in 799
Florida#13971 in 535
Indiana#140101 in 788
Louisiana#144141 in 643
Iowa#15471 in 881
Pennsylvania#175251 in 1,381
Michigan#18191 in 1,045
West Virginia#18171 in 885
Oklahoma#18491 in 885
California#19761 in 1,100
Massachusetts#20581 in 1,701
Illinois#214121 in 1,616
New York#237171 in 2,187
Texas#37291 in 2,169
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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 1911

girls
#145
553 births · 1 in 756 girls

Top girls' names in 1911

  1. #1Mary24,390
  2. #2Helen11,801
  3. #3Margaret9,279
  4. #4Dorothy8,869
  5. #5Ruth8,003
  6. #6Anna6,753
  7. #7Elizabeth6,298
  8. #8Mildred6,271
  9. #9Marie5,017
  10. #10Frances4,967
  11. #145Maude553
More about 1911

girls

418,309 girls got a published name in 1911; 1 in 756 of them was named Maude, which outranked 94.9% of the 2,868 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maude
  1. #142Lydia568
  2. #143Eula561
  3. #144Henrietta558
  4. #145Maude553
  5. #146Caroline550
  6. #147Effie549
  7. #148Rebecca546
Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,003Laurette#1,935 → #932
  2. ↑ 683Glenda#1,521 → #838
  3. ↑ 680Ana#1,421 → #741
  4. ↑ 623Vilma#1,521 → #898
  5. ↑ 523Emmaline#1,421 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,194Alys#997 → #2,191
  2. ↓ 959Leana#997 → #1,956
  3. ↓ 686Coletta#859 → #1,545
  4. ↓ 686Blossom#970 → #1,656
  5. ↓ 659Otis#997 → #1,656

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

See the top 100 for 1911 →