Is Maude a boy or girl name?

Maude is primarily a girl name in U.S. records: about 100% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Maude?

The average Maude alive today is an estimated 63 years old. People named Maude were most often born around 1949.

When was the name Maude most popular?

Maude peaked in 1888 with 1,406 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Maude have?

In one report's words: austere, gilded, resolute. Maude ranks #1164 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Maude — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe | Understand Your Name

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Origin & Meaning

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It is a Norman French vernacular form of the Germanic name Matilda, meaning strength in battle. It entered England with the Conquest. A nineteenth-century American revival followed the popularity of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 1855 poem.

Also answers toMaudie, Maud

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data

1880 peak: 1,406 souls, A.D. 1888 2025

2025: 46 born, rising ↑

Estimated Age

63 yrs

Most Maudes were born around 1949 — remembers exactly where the TV was in July 1969.

Peak Reign

1888

№32 that year

Generation

Boomer, 35%

then Silent 31% · Gen Alpha 12%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈46K ever born · now rising

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Estimates from SSA birth records and standard survival rates. Immigration and name changes not counted.

Maude grew up with

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black-and-white TV·hula hoops·Elvis on Ed Sullivan

Generation Distribution — Living Maudes

SSA Data

Silent 31%Boomer 35%Gen X 9%Millennial 6%Gen Z 5%Gen Alpha 12%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Maude peaked in 1888.

Estimated average age: 63.

What people think

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Vintage Modern

Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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First Impressions

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The name lands with the weight of a heavy velvet curtain. It peaked in 1888 when Grover Cleveland occupied the White House. It offers a single blunt syllable where modern names prefer soft vowels. It sounds like an ancestor who outlived three husbands and kept strict notes on everyone.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The record shows Maude peaked in 1888 at rank thirty-two before spending the twentieth century in steep decline.

Field Note 02

Around sixty-six percent of living bearers belong to the Silent or Baby Boom generations.

Field Note 03

About forty-six births in 2025 mark a quiet, early return among Gen Alpha.

Notable Maudes

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Maude AdamsBroadway stage actress, b. 1872

Maude Fealystage and silent film actress, b. 1883

Maude Apatowactress, b. 1997

Adjacent Names

Agnes · Myrtle · Blanche · Mabel · Bertha · Mildred

Ephemera — If Maude were a…

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City

Saratoga Springs, New York

Color

Dried Rose

Job

Botanical illustrator

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