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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #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 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedAKMaine: #224 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,448 girlsMEVermont: 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: #390 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,785 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedWIMichigan: #395 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,105 girlsMINew York: #360 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,829 girlsNYMassachusetts: #330 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,356 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: #347 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,035 girlsINOhio: #529 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,644 girlsOHPennsylvania: #305 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,977 girlsPANew Jersey: #341 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,332 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #619 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,578 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedCONebraska: #263 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,070 girlsNEMissouri: #344 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,215 girlsMOKentucky: #240 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,586 girlsKYWest Virginia: #287 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,156 girlsWVVirginia: #140 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 687 girlsVAMaryland: #270 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,880 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: #262 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,843 girlsKSArkansas: #369 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,709 girlsARTennessee: #175 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 854 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #161 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 881 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #145 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 749 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #421 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,664 girlsOKLouisiana: #265 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,521 girlsLAMississippi: #231 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsMSAlabama: #269 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,914 girlsALGeorgia: #180 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 953 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maude, so not publishedHITexas: #497 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,672 girlsTXFlorida: #299 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,905 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#140 · 1 in 687
  2. South Carolina#145 · 1 in 749
  3. North Carolina#161 · 1 in 881
  4. Tennessee#175 · 1 in 854
  5. Georgia#180 · 1 in 953

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#140421 in 687
South Carolina#145331 in 749
North Carolina#161471 in 881
Tennessee#175351 in 854
Georgia#180361 in 953
Maine#22451 in 1,448
Mississippi#231181 in 1,267
Kentucky#240201 in 1,586
Kansas#26291 in 1,843
Nebraska#26361 in 2,070
Louisiana#265161 in 1,521
Alabama#269171 in 1,914
Maryland#27051 in 2,880
West Virginia#287101 in 2,156
Florida#29971 in 1,905
Pennsylvania#305251 in 3,977
Massachusetts#33071 in 5,356
New Jersey#34161 in 5,332
Missouri#344101 in 3,215
Indiana#34771 in 4,035
New York#360211 in 4,829
Arkansas#36981 in 2,709
Illinois#390131 in 4,785
Michigan#39581 in 5,105
Oklahoma#42171 in 3,664
Texas#497171 in 3,672
Ohio#52961 in 9,644
California#61951 in 7,578
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North Dakota
Oregon
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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
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 1924

girls
#304
485 births · 1 in 2,575 girls

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #304Maude485
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 2,575 of them was named Maude, which outranked 94.8% of the 5,900 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
  1. #301Harriett492
  2. #301Myra492
  3. #303Lee488
  4. #304Maude485
  5. #305Sybil479
  6. #306Joanne475
  7. #307Willa471
Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. 459Bettylou#1,327#868
  2. 374Doloris#1,350#976
  3. 332Gaynell#1,283#951
  4. 313Toby#1,305#992
  5. 262Letty#1,213#951
Fallers
  1. 388Izola#966#1,354
  2. 305Fumiko#953#1,258
  3. 303Clemmie#941#1,244
  4. 276Cruz#793#1,069
  5. 271Eris#457#728

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

See the top 100 for 1924