Recorded 1885–1938 Girls' name Peak 1919 156 births

Maidie — girls' name

156 babies named Maidie in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s61900s171910s581920s541930s16
1910s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Maidie was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

10 babies were named Maidie in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maidie

The Social Security Administration has registered 156 babies named Maidie between 1885 and 1938, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maidie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maidie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Maidie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maidie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 156 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maidie at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

156

Since 1885

54 years of records

Peak year

1919

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1885

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1938

Maidie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1885

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1919)
10
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
4681012 193819281925192219181915191019001885 5

Maidie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
58 births that decade — 37% of Maidie's all-time total
1880s51890s61900s171910s581920s541930s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maidie?
156 babies have been named Maidie since 1885. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1919 with 10 births.
When was Maidie most popular?
Maidie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Maidie been used?
Maidie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 54 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Maidie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maia, Maisie, Maira, Mai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1885–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.