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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201930peak #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 1930

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedMNIllinois: #467 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,150 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedWIMichigan: #448 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,008 girlsMINew York: #572 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 11,984 girlsNYMassachusetts: #341 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,338 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: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedIAIndiana: #342 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,184 girlsINOhio: #504 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,682 girlsOHPennsylvania: #451 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,205 girlsPANew Jersey: #317 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,202 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #600 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,449 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedNEMissouri: #443 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,587 girlsMOKentucky: #312 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,482 girlsKYWest Virginia: #382 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,674 girlsWVVirginia: #187 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,093 girlsVAMaryland: #205 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,790 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: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedKSArkansas: #351 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,370 girlsARTennessee: #257 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,791 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #251 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,867 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #230 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,417 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #334 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,352 girlsLAMississippi: #354 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,761 girlsMSAlabama: #279 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,996 girlsALGeorgia: #212 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,319 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedHITexas: #633 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,953 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#187 · 1 in 1,093
  2. Maryland#205 · 1 in 1,790
  3. Georgia#212 · 1 in 1,319
  4. South Carolina#230 · 1 in 1,417
  5. North Carolina#251 · 1 in 1,867

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#187221 in 1,093
Maryland#20571 in 1,790
Georgia#212231 in 1,319
South Carolina#230141 in 1,417
North Carolina#251191 in 1,867
Tennessee#257151 in 1,791
Alabama#279151 in 1,996
Kentucky#312111 in 2,482
New Jersey#31771 in 4,202
Louisiana#33491 in 2,352
Massachusetts#34151 in 6,338
Indiana#34261 in 4,184
Arkansas#35181 in 2,370
Mississippi#35481 in 2,761
West Virginia#38251 in 3,674
Missouri#44351 in 5,587
Michigan#44861 in 7,008
Pennsylvania#451101 in 8,205
Illinois#46781 in 7,150
Ohio#50461 in 8,682
New York#57281 in 11,984
California#60051 in 7,449
Texas#633101 in 5,953
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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 1930

girls
#407
258 births · 1 in 4,364 girls

Top girls' names in 1930

  1. #1Mary64,153
  2. #2Betty38,240
  3. #3Dorothy30,411
  4. #4Helen19,913
  5. #5Margaret18,350
  6. #6Barbara18,279
  7. #7Patricia15,751
  8. #8Joan15,478
  9. #9Doris15,464
  10. #10Ruth14,942
  11. #407Maude258
More about 1930

girls

1,125,927 girls got a published name in 1930; 1 in 4,364 of them was named Maude, which outranked 92.2% of the 5,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maude
  1. #404Allie269
  2. #405Bobby262
  3. #406Louella259
  4. #407Maude258
  5. #407Melva258
  6. #407Roslyn258
  7. #410Ilene257
  8. #410Millie257
  9. #412Antonia256

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 701Claudette#1,642 → #941
  2. ↑ 583Ardeth#1,212 → #629
  3. ↑ 445Julianne#1,339 → #894
  4. ↑ 376Sonja#1,223 → #847
  5. ↑ 374Armida#1,174 → #800
Fallers
  1. ↓ 348Ingrid#941 → #1,289
  2. ↓ 315Coralie#895 → #1,210
  3. ↓ 229Elenor#981 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 229Mammie#981 → #1,210
  5. ↓ 226Sibyl#902 → #1,128

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

See the top 100 for 1930 →