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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 1,089 births
- Debut · girls
- 859 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 26 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 45,754since 1880
Maude over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,342 | 46 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,695 | 41 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,363 | 32 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,963 | 37 | — | |
| 2021 | #6,414 | 18 | — | |
| 2020 | #6,629 | 17 | — | |
| 2019 | #5,163 | 25 | — | |
| 2018 | #5,152 | 25 | — | |
| 2017 | #6,808 | 17 | — | |
| 2016 | #6,901 | 17 | — | |
| 2015 | #7,266 | 16 | — | |
| 2014 | #7,636 | 15 | — | |
| 2013 | #7,031 | 17 | — | |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | — | |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | — | |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | — | |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | — | |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 | — | |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | — | |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | — | |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | — | |
| 2004 | #8,716 | 12 | — | |
| 2003 | #8,505 | 12 | — | |
| 2002 | #9,482 | 10 | — | |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | — | |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | — | |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | — | |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | — | |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | — | |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | — | |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | — | |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | — | |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | — | |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | — | |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | — | |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | — | |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | — | |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | — | |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | — | |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | — | |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | — | |
| 1982 | #5,209 | 13 | — | |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 | — | |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 | — | |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | — | |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | — | |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | — | |
| 1976 | #5,601 | 10 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1974 | #4,227 | 14 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,015 | 22 | — | |
| 1972 | #3,177 | 20 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,311 | 13 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,856 | 24 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,318 | 17 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,874 | 20 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,327 | 27 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,357 | 26 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,345 | 26 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,348 | 27 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,015 | 34 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,989 | 34 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,768 | 42 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,597 | 49 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,499 | 52 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,657 | 42 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,322 | 64 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,237 | 71 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,371 | 53 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,249 | 63 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,137 | 72 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,080 | 76 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,116 | 69 | — | |
| 1950 | #988 | 85 | — | |
| 1949 | #850 | 108 | — | |
| 1948 | #930 | 87 | — | |
| 1947 | #883 | 100 | — | |
| 1946 | #893 | 87 | — | |
| 1945 | #768 | 95 | — | |
| 1944 | #759 | 101 | — | |
| 1943 | #736 | 110 | — | |
| 1942 | #687 | 117 | — | |
| 1941 | #668 | 112 | — | |
| 1940 | #582 | 145 | — | |
| 1939 | #577 | 135 | — | |
| 1938 | #576 | 142 | — | |
| 1937 | #534 | 154 | — | |
| 1936 | #511 | 163 | — | |
| 1935 | #481 | 172 | — | |
| 1934 | #463 | 195 | — | |
| 1933 | #477 | 182 | — | |
| 1932 | #477 | 192 | — | |
| 1931 | #439 | 217 | — | |
| 1930 | #407 | 258 | — | |
| 1929 | #403 | 271 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #391 | 292 | — | |
| 1927 | #367 | 348 | — | |
| 1926 | #336 | 387 | — | |
| 1925 | #310 | 461 | — | |
| 1924 | #304 | 485 | — | |
| 1923 | #298 | 472 | — | |
| 1922 | #281 | 534 | — | |
| 1921 | #276 | 591 | — | |
| 1920 | #249 | 695 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #246 | 674 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #236 | 727 | — | |
| 1917 | #228 | 728 | — | |
| 1916 | #223 | 739 | — | |
| 1915 | #214 | 771 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #192 | 693 | — | |
| 1913 | #179 | 655 | — | |
| 1912 | #169 | 598 | — | |
| 1911 | #145 | 553 | — | |
| 1910 | #141 | 575 | — | |
| 1909 | #138 | 520 | — | |
| 1908 | #137 | 510 | — | |
| 1907 | #112 | 585 | — | |
| 1906 | #103 | 619 | — | |
| 1905 | #97 | 709 | — | |
| 1904 | #86 | 757 | — | |
| 1903 | #82 | 776 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | #80 | 834 | — | |
| 1901 | #77 | 819 | — | |
| 1900 | #77 | 1,013 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #66 | 908 | — | |
| 1898 | #67 | 1,009 | — | |
| 1897 | #61 | 984 | — | |
| 1896 | #56 | 1,104 | — | |
| 1895 | #56 | 1,136 | #978 | 6 |
| 1894 | #53 | 1,144 | #567 | 13 |
| 1893 | #49 | 1,202 | #907 | 6 |
| 1892 | #45 | 1,270 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #44 | 1,188 | #524 | 12 |
| 1890 | #39 | 1,359 | #739 | 8 |
| 1889 | #36 | 1,293 | #673 | 9 |
| 1888 | #32 | 1,396 | #648 | 10 |
| 1887 | #31 | 1,162 | — | |
| 1886 | #30 | 1,189 | — | |
| 1885 | #24 | 1,222 | #836 | 6 |
| 1884 | #24 | 1,225 | #848 | 6 |
| 1883 | #22 | 1,096 | #799 | 6 |
| 1882 | #20 | 1,089 | #943 | 5 |
| 1881 | #21 | 923 | #781 | 6 |
| 1880 | #21 | 859 | — | |
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 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- North Carolina#101 · 1 in 385
- Virginia#120 · 1 in 543
- South Carolina#127 · 1 in 588
- Georgia#142 · 1 in 636
- West Virginia#142 · 1 in 703
Best ever in a state: #51 in Utah, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #101 | 88 | 1 in 385 |
| Virginia | #120 | 50 | 1 in 543 |
| South Carolina | #127 | 37 | 1 in 588 |
| Georgia | #142 | 54 | 1 in 636 |
| West Virginia | #142 | 25 | 1 in 703 |
| Florida | #146 | 15 | 1 in 651 |
| Maryland | #162 | 14 | 1 in 982 |
| Mississippi | #163 | 26 | 1 in 742 |
| Tennessee | #169 | 31 | 1 in 829 |
| Kentucky | #178 | 30 | 1 in 901 |
| Alabama | #216 | 22 | 1 in 1,217 |
| Missouri | #217 | 22 | 1 in 1,397 |
| Connecticut | #227 | 7 | 1 in 2,098 |
| New Jersey | #228 | 13 | 1 in 2,434 |
| Pennsylvania | #229 | 41 | 1 in 2,428 |
| Indiana | #239 | 13 | 1 in 1,997 |
| Louisiana | #241 | 16 | 1 in 1,295 |
| Colorado | #245 | 5 | 1 in 1,645 |
| Oklahoma | #260 | 16 | 1 in 1,459 |
| California | #263 | 12 | 1 in 1,921 |
| Arkansas | #264 | 13 | 1 in 1,500 |
| New York | #281 | 32 | 1 in 3,161 |
| Wisconsin | #285 | 9 | 1 in 2,776 |
| Illinois | #286 | 22 | 1 in 2,818 |
| Minnesota | #288 | 9 | 1 in 2,502 |
| Michigan | #290 | 12 | 1 in 3,054 |
| Massachusetts | #304 | 9 | 1 in 4,104 |
| Nebraska | #316 | 5 | 1 in 2,513 |
| Iowa | #327 | 7 | 1 in 3,144 |
| Texas | #331 | 27 | 1 in 1,834 |
| Kansas | #352 | 5 | 1 in 3,189 |
| Ohio | #471 | 7 | 1 in 7,788 |
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| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11,454 | #20 (1882) | #26 |
| 1890s | 11,304 | #39 (1890) | #54 |
| 1900s | 7,142 | #77 (1900) | #99 |
| 1910s | 6,713 | #141 (1910) | #197 |
| 1920s | 4,536 | #249 (1920) | #322 |
| 1930s | 1,810 | #407 (1930) | #494 |
| 1940s | 1,062 | #582 (1940) | #776 |
| 1950s | 647 | #988 (1950) | #1,266 |
| 1960s | 302 | #1,597 (1960) | #2,294 |
| 1970s | 145 | #2,856 (1970) | #4,732 |
| 1980s | 109 | #5,209 (1982) | #6,295 |
| 1990s | 95 | #6,588 (1991) | #8,689 |
| 2000s | 86 | #8,505 (2003) | #11,737 |
| 2010s | 158 | #5,152 (2018) | #8,102 |
| 2020s | 191 | #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 1918
girls
#236
727 births · 1 in 1,592 girls
Top girls' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 1,592 of them was named Maude, which outranked 95.8% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Maude
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.