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Maud

Girl name

Maud has been given to 13,190 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1886.

Meaning & origin /mɔːd/

From Old French Mahaut. Doublet of Matilda.

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

13,190

Peak year

1886 (483 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

New / returning

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Names with a similar vibe

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Maud.

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