Girls' name · since 1917
Maudean
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 144 babies named Maudean, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maudean sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 144 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maudean has been recorded 144 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1917 to 1944.
- #23,218 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 144 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maudean ranks #23,218 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 144 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #23,218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maudean's 144 recorded births place it above 67.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maudean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maudean's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maudean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1944
- Peak year (1927)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Maudean by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (70 births, 49% of the file).
1920s was Maudean's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Maudean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
70 births
- 1930s
1930s
40 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 70 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Maudean's decade-level peak was the 1920s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maudean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1917–1944 (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 Maudean 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.