How Many People Are Named Maude?
An estimated 2,603 people in the United States have the first name Maude. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Maude peaked in popularity in 1888 with 1,406 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maude 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 Maude paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Maude is overwhelmingly female, 133 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- With an average bearer age of 71, Maude is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
- Maude has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1880s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
2,603
About 1 in 131,677 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1888
1,406 births
Total Registered
45,841
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maude
Maude is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 45,841 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Maude as a male name
Ranked #4,348 in 1929
5 male births in 1929
Peak: 1894 (13 births)
Maude as a female name
Ranked #3,724 in 2024
41 female births in 2024
Peak: 1888 (1,396 births)
Maude: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maude span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1880s, when 11,502 babies were registered. Maude has declined significantly from its peak in the 1880s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maude by Decade
How has Maude 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.
Maude by State
Birth registrations for Maude span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia. The lowest are in North Dakota, District of Columbia, New Mexico. On average, about 307 Maudes were registered per state.
Maude + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maude as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maude
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maude: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maude?
We estimate approximately 2,603 people named Maude 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 131,677 Americans share this first name.
Is Maude a common name?
Maude is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 45,841 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maude most popular?
Maude reached peak popularity in 1888, when 1,406 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maude is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maude a female name?
Maude is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maude Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maude Smith, Maude Johnson, Maude 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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