How Many People Are Named Maida?
An estimated 1,529 people in the United States have the first name Maida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Maida peaked in popularity in 1918 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maida as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maida paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,529
About 1 in 224,169 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1918
57 births
Total Registered
2,960
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maida
Maida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,960 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maida as a female name
Ranked #3,142 in 2024
51 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (57 births)
Maida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maida span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 380 babies were registered. While Maida is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maida by Decade
How has Maida tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maida by State
Birth registrations for Maida span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, New York, California. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Indiana. On average, about 49 Maidas were registered per state.
Maida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maida
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Maida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maida?
We estimate approximately 1,529 people named Maida are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 224,169 Americans share this first name.
Is Maida a common name?
Maida is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,960 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maida most popular?
Maida reached peak popularity in 1918, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maida is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maida a female name?
Maida is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maida Smith, Maida Johnson, Maida Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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