Girl · #10,241 in 2026

Maudie

Maudie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.

  • English
Current Rank
#10,241
Peak Rank
#349 (1918)
Total Babies
12K
5-Yr Trend
-2%
1880
First Year
2024
Last Year
1918
Peak Year
#349
Peak Rank
12K
Total Count
125
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Maudie

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Maudie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.

Origin data from Behind the Name .

Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Maudie

American parents first put Maudie on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 354 Maudies were born — ranking #349 that year. About 22% of every Maudie on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Maudie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

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Variants & Related Forms of Maudie

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Maudie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Maudie

Phonetically similar names — useful when Maudie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Maudie

What does the name Maudie mean?
Maudie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
What is the origin of the name Maudie?
Maudie has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Maudie in 2026?
In 2026, Maudie ranks #10,241 among girls' names in the U.S., with 9 babies given the name that year.
When was Maudie most popular?
Maudie reached its peak popularity in 1918, ranking #349 that year with 354 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Maudie most popular?
Maudie has historically been most popular in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Alabama. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Maudie.
Is Maudie a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Maudie is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Maudie?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Maudie include Lennie, Ena, Darcy. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Maudie?
Common variants and related forms of Maudie include Mathilda, Matilda, Maud, Maude. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Maudie

Maudie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Maudie's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #349. Use the chart and map above to compare Maudie'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.