Unisex name · since 1914
Maitland
Maitland has 226 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 226
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maitland sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 226 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maitland has been recorded 226 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2020.
- #12,238 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 226 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maitland ranks #12,238 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 226 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 226
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maitland's 226 recorded births place it above 73.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Maitland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maitland's full recorded timeline at 1936, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maitland popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2020
- Peak year (1917)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Maitland popularity over time - girls
126 total births recorded since 1919 (Maitland as girls' name)
Maitland by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (62 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Maitland's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Maitland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
38 births
- 1920s
1920s
62 births
- 1930s
1930s
43 births
- 1940s
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 62 births (27% of all-time use).
Maitland by state
Where Maitland concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 226 births nationwide.
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What to do with Maitland's data
- Maitland's decade-level peak was the 1920s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Maitlands (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Maitland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1914–2020 (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 Maitland 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.