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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201921peak #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 1921

  • 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: #258 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,108 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: #279 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,910 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedWIMichigan: #449 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,555 girlsMINew York: #317 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,881 girlsNYMassachusetts: #356 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,162 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: #253 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,076 girlsIAIndiana: #256 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,510 girlsINOhio: #356 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,745 girlsOHPennsylvania: #260 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,956 girlsPANew Jersey: #260 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,180 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedCAUtah: 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: #265 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,898 girlsMOKentucky: #199 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsKYWest Virginia: #203 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,196 girlsWVVirginia: #156 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 874 girlsVAMaryland: #241 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,164 girlsMDDelaware: #87 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 380 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #171 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 612 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedARTennessee: #149 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 677 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #127 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 556 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #144 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 694 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #295 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,879 girlsOKLouisiana: #208 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 977 girlsLAMississippi: #212 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,133 girlsMSAlabama: #273 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,048 girlsALGeorgia: #178 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 987 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedHITexas: #461 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,271 girlsTXFlorida: #182 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 871 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#87 · 1 in 380
  2. North Carolina#127 · 1 in 556
  3. South Carolina#144 · 1 in 694
  4. Tennessee#149 · 1 in 677
  5. Virginia#156 · 1 in 874

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#8751 in 380
North Carolina#127701 in 556
South Carolina#144351 in 694
Tennessee#149421 in 677
Virginia#156341 in 874
New Mexico#17171 in 612
Georgia#178371 in 987
Florida#182131 in 871
Kentucky#199291 in 1,089
West Virginia#203171 in 1,196
Louisiana#208241 in 977
Mississippi#212191 in 1,133
Maryland#24171 in 2,164
Iowa#253111 in 2,076
Indiana#256111 in 2,510
Washington#25851 in 2,108
New Jersey#260101 in 3,180
Pennsylvania#260341 in 2,956
Missouri#265171 in 1,898
Alabama#273151 in 2,048
Illinois#279211 in 2,910
Oklahoma#295141 in 1,879
New York#317261 in 3,881
Massachusetts#35661 in 6,162
Ohio#356121 in 4,745
Michigan#44961 in 6,555
Texas#461181 in 3,271
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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 1921

girls
#276
591 births · 1 in 2,086 girls

Top girls' names in 1921

  1. #1Mary73,984
  2. #2Dorothy39,087
  3. #3Helen34,822
  4. #4Margaret28,468
  5. #5Ruth25,783
  6. #6Virginia19,032
  7. #7Mildred17,880
  8. #8Betty17,638
  9. #9Frances15,993
  10. #10Elizabeth15,800
  11. #276Maude591
More about 1921

girls

1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 2,086 of them was named Maude, which outranked 95.3% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maude
  1. #273Eugenia606
  2. #273Matilda606
  3. #275Clarice600
  4. #276Maude591
  5. #277Mollie570
  6. #278Elvira569
  7. #279Carmela564
Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,238Elwanda#4,975 → #737
  2. ↑ 458Noreen#1,255 → #797
  3. ↑ 440Venice#1,375 → #935
  4. ↑ 343Isobel#1,312 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Aida#1,119 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 612Lilia#931 → #1,543
  2. ↓ 345Denise#931 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 330Aleen#968 → #1,298
  4. ↓ 269Virgil#968 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 265Aldona#903 → #1,168

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

See the top 100 for 1921 →