Maude
Maude is a surname, and also a feminine given name, and may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Maude
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maude is a surname, and also a feminine given name, and may refer to:
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The Story of Maude
Maude first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 859 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1888, when 1,396 Maudes were born — ranking #32 that year. As of 2026, Maude ranks #3,351 for baby girls with 47 births, rising sharply (+96% over the past five years). In total, more than 46K Maudes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Maude
Maude is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 46K births in the dataset. Maude's peak popularity came in 1888 when it ranked #20. Use the chart and map above to compare Maude's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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