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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #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 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedAKMaine: #206 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedNHWashington: #153 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 762 girlsWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedMNIllinois: #281 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,896 girlsILWisconsin: #383 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,705 girlsWIMichigan: #238 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,898 girlsMINew York: #264 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,764 girlsNYMassachusetts: #289 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,696 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedRIOregon: #184 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 972 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #144 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 649 girlsSDIowa: #202 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,294 girlsIAIndiana: #243 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,976 girlsINOhio: #280 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,999 girlsOHPennsylvania: #220 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,289 girlsPANew Jersey: #222 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,208 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedCAUtah: #171 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 743 girlsUTColorado: #215 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,359 girlsCONebraska: #265 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,877 girlsNEMissouri: #170 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 995 girlsMOKentucky: #134 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 573 girlsKYWest Virginia: #225 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,381 girlsWVVirginia: #112 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 467 girlsVAMaryland: #169 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,095 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: #242 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,644 girlsKSArkansas: #339 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,342 girlsARTennessee: #139 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 564 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #96 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 387 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #141 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 687 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #235 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,310 girlsOKLouisiana: #124 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 493 girlsLAMississippi: #195 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,000 girlsMSAlabama: #221 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,293 girlsALGeorgia: #161 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 784 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedHITexas: #363 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,252 girlsTXFlorida: #122 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 457 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#96 · 1 in 387
  2. Virginia#112 · 1 in 467
  3. Florida#122 · 1 in 457
  4. Louisiana#124 · 1 in 493
  5. Kentucky#134 · 1 in 573

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#96791 in 387
Virginia#112521 in 467
Florida#122191 in 457
Louisiana#124361 in 493
Kentucky#134421 in 573
Tennessee#139411 in 564
South Carolina#141281 in 687
South Dakota#14491 in 649
Washington#153111 in 762
Georgia#161401 in 784
Maryland#169111 in 1,095
Missouri#170291 in 995
Utah#17161 in 743
Oregon#18451 in 972
Mississippi#195181 in 1,000
Iowa#202161 in 1,294
Maine#20651 in 1,144
Colorado#21551 in 1,359
Pennsylvania#220391 in 2,289
Alabama#221201 in 1,293
New Jersey#222131 in 2,208
West Virginia#225111 in 1,381
Oklahoma#235141 in 1,310
Michigan#238171 in 1,898
Kansas#24291 in 1,644
Indiana#243121 in 1,976
New York#264341 in 2,764
Nebraska#26561 in 1,877
Ohio#280161 in 2,999
Illinois#281201 in 2,896
Massachusetts#28991 in 3,696
Arkansas#33971 in 2,342
Texas#363201 in 2,252
Wisconsin#38351 in 4,705
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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 1916

girls
#223
739 births · 1 in 1,413 girls

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #223Maude739
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 1,413 of them was named Maude, which outranked 95.7% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maude
  1. #220Alta765
  2. #221Joyce746
  3. #222Etta742
  4. #223Maude739
  5. #224Jewel726
  6. #225Eleanore724
  7. #226Nell722
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 567Trinidad#1,317 → #750
  2. ↑ 388Coral#1,367 → #979
  3. ↑ 377Coletta#1,317 → #940
  4. ↑ 370Clifford#1,285 → #915
  5. ↑ 327Maida#1,231 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Louis#934 → #1,298
  2. ↓ 354Herminia#944 → #1,298
  3. ↓ 346Gertha#900 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 344Lahoma#934 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 310Hassie#900 → #1,210

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

See the top 100 for 1916 →