Maude
Girl name · #3342 in 2025 · Uniqueness 45/100
Maude is currently the #3342 girl name in the United States — 46 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #7266, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 39,130 girls born in 2025 was named Maude.
The 145-year story
Maude first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 859 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1888, when 1,396 girls were named Maude — good for #32 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Maude per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Maude in class?
Maude scores 45 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Maude is most common
State-level data for Maude is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Maude
Statistically, parents drawn to Maude tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mable, Essie, Minnie, Dovie, and Maida.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Maude | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #3342 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3695 |
| 2023 | 32 | #4363 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3963 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6629 |
| 2019 | 25 | #5163 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5152 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6808 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6901 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7266 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7636 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7031 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10429 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11181 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13448 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12579 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17636 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13606 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8716 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8505 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9482 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12056 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Maude a popular girl name?
Maude ranked #3342 among girls in 2025 with 46 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #7266.
When was the name Maude most popular?
Maude peaked in 1888, when 1,396 American girls received the name (ranked #32 that year). Since 1888 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Maude?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 39,130 newborn American girls was named Maude. It scores 45/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.