Maudie
A pet form of Maud, the medieval English form of Matilda. The Germanic parts are maht, "might," and hild, "battle."
Maudie in 2025
Maudie was given to 10 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 16,759th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 331,534 babies born.
The history of Maudie
Maudie reached its highest point in 1918, when 354 babies were given the name, ranking 641st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 334th, in 1899.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 11,851 babies have been named Maudie. Half of them were born before 1919, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Maudie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Maudie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 447 | 417 |
| 1890s | 1,200 | 334 |
| 1900s | 1,626 | 349 |
| 1910s | 2,659 | 433 |
| 1920s | 2,628 | 687 |
| 1930s | 1,481 | 891 |
| 1940s | 900 | 1,133 |
| 1950s | 438 | 1,979 |
| 1960s | 177 | 3,538 |
| 1970s | 91 | 6,374 |
| 1980s | 51 | 8,748 |
| 1990s | 22 | 17,010 |
| 2000s | 18 | 23,195 |
| 2010s | 57 | 16,351 |
| 2020s | 56 | 14,817 |
Where Maudie is heading
Maudie has fallen 9% over the past decade, from 11 babies in 2015 to 10 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1918 peak — Maudie is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Maudie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Maudie.