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    The first name Maud

    A girl’s name.

    Pronounced /mɔd/ 1 syllable Female

    Meaning and origin

    From Old French Mahaut. Doublet of Matilda.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 5 girls were named Maud, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2014, with 13 births (#2,058).

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    204
    babies named Maud, 1996–2025
    #4,201
    rank in 2025
    2014
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Maud with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Maud at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2024, 6 girls born in the United States were named Maud, the 14,648th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1886, when 478 were.

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    13,190
    babies named Maud since 1880
    #14,648
    rank in 2024
    1886
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Maud in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Μαώ
    Maó
    Greek

    Spelled Maud in French too.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Maud

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Maud

    36 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Maud of Wales
      British princess (1869–1938), Queen consort of Norway from 1905 to 1938
    • Maud Menten
      Canadian physician and chemist (1879–1960)
    • Maud Lewis
      Canadian artist (1903–1970)
    • Maud Watson
      English tennis player, 1864–1946
    • Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk
      British princess; youngest child of Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, and Louise, Princess, 1893–1945
    • Maud Wagner
      American circus performer and tattoo artist, 1877–1961
    • Miss Maud Angelica Behn
      Eldest child of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Ari Behn, born 2003
    • Maud Mannoni
      French psychoanalyst (1923–1998)
    • Elsie Maud Wakefield
      British mycologist (1886-1972)
    • Maud Allan
      Choreographer (1873-1956)
    • Maud Powell
      American violinist (1867–1920)
    • Maud Wood Park
      American suffragist, 1871–1955

    Questions

    What does the name Maud mean?
    From Old French Mahaut. Doublet of Matilda.
    How popular is the name Maud?
    In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Maud, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2014, with 13 births.
    What are nicknames for Maud?
    Common nicknames for Maud include Maudie.
    Is Maud a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 13,190 US babies named Maud since 1880 were girls.
    When was Maud most popular?
    1886 in the United States, when 478 babies were named Maud, its highest rank at 74th.
    How do you pronounce Maud?
    Maud is /mɔd/, one syllable.
    What are other spellings of Maud?
    Maude.