Maud
How to say it: MAWD · /ˈmɔːd/
English form via French of Germanic Matilda meaning 'battle-mighty'; medieval royal name revived in Victorian era.
Maud was the 2,398th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1880s, its births are up 2.4-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,743 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #2,398 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 72,072 |
| Peak decade | 1880s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.4 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,743 |
| In France, 2025 | #590 among girls’ names, 40 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Maud peaked in the 1880s and is less common today.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Maudie
Honouring a Maud in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Maud is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish.
In France: #590 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Maud
- Maud of Wales (1869–1938)British princess (1869–1938), Queen consort of Norway from 1905 to 1938
- Maud Adams (born 1945)Swedish actress
- Maud Menten (1879–1960)Canadian physician and chemist
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