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Maud

Girl

Origin of the name

Maud is a medieval form of Matilda. It goes back to the Germanic, with elements meaning “might” and “battle.”

Short-lived name

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In 1886, Maud reached its peak: 478 girls, 1 baby in 534. Since then, the name has fallen 99%, to about 0 births a year. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published. 32% of all babies named Maud since 1880 were born in the 1880s.
13,159births since 1880
1880sgeneration
No. 74rank at its peak, in 1886

Where babies named Maud are born

1910

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The darker the blue, the more common Maud is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Maud is most common in Mississippi (4.9 times), Louisiana (4.7) and Texas (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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