The first name Maude

In 2025, 5 girls were named Maude, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 13 births (#2,058).

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

In 2025, 46 girls born in the United States were named Maude, the 3,367th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1888, when 1,396 were.

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.

Nicknames for Maude

• Maudie

• Maude Apatow
  American actress (born 1997)
• Maude Adams
  American actress (1872–1953)
• Maude Charron
  Canadian weightlifter, born 1993
• Maude Fealy
  American actress (1883–1971)
• Maude Abbott
  Canadian physician (1868–1940)
• Edith Maude Hull
  British writer (1880–1947)
• Maude Turner Gordon
  Actress (1868-1940)
• Maude George
  American actress (1888-1963)
• Maude Hirst
  British actress, born 1988
• Maude Barlow
  Canadian writer and activist, born 1947
• Maude Bonney
  Australian aviator, 1897–1994
• Maude Valérie White
  French-born English composer, 1855–1937

• Charlotte
• Sophie
• Jean
• Isabelle
• Esme
• Anne
• Amber
• Caroline
• Louise
• Claire
• Eloise
• Jane
• Margot
• Paige
• Josephine
• Madeleine

All 210 names of French origin

What is the origin of the name Maude?

Maude comes from French.

How popular is the name Maude?

In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Maude, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2022, with 13 births.

What are nicknames for Maude?

Common nicknames for Maude include Maudie.

Is Maude a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 45,887 US babies named Maude since 1880 were girls.

When was Maude most popular?

1888 in the United States, when 1,396 babies were named Maude, its highest rank at 32nd.

What name is Maude a form of?

Maude is a form of Maud.