Girls' name · since 1883
Maida
Maida has 3,003 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,595 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,519 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,003
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maida currently ranks #3519 among girls' names in America, with 3,003 babies recorded since 1883.
Maida has 3,003 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3519 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #3,595 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,519 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,003 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maida ranks #3,595 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,519 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,003 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,595 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,519 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,003
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maida's 3,003 recorded births place it above 95.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Maida compares
3,003 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maida's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maida | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,003 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maida splits its recorded history at 1955: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 57 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Maida by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (380 births, 13% of the file).
1920s was Maida's strongest decade.
380 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Maida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 44
1880s
44 births
- 1890s 101
1890s
101 births
- 1900s 119
1900s
119 births
- 1910s
1910s
330 births
- 1920s
1920s
380 births
- 1930s
1930s
215 births
- 1940s
1940s
293 births
- 1950s
1950s
211 births
- 1960s 133
1960s
133 births
- 1970s
1970s
159 births
- 1980s 140
1980s
140 births
- 1990s 84
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
347 births
- 2020s
2020s
282 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 380 births (13% of all-time use).
How Maida compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maida's total volume
Maida by state
Where Maida concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 281 | 9.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 133 | 4.4% |
| #3 | California | | 63 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 45 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 36 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 0.6% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 10 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Washington | | 10 | 0.3% |
281 of 3,003 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Maida appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maida's data
- Maida's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (380 total births) through the 2020s (282) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Maidas (281 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~142 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1883–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maida draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.