Recorded 1917–1944 Girls' name Peak 1927 144 births

Maudean — girls' name

144 babies named Maudean in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s701930s401940s17
1920s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Maudean was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

10 babies were named Maudean in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maudean

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Maudean between 1917 and 1944, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maudean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maudean performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maudean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maudean 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 144 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.

Maudean at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

144

Since 1917

28 years of records

Peak year

1927

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1917

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1944

Maudean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1917

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1927)
10
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 19441939193219291926192319191917 5

Maudean by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
70 births that decade — 49% of Maudean's all-time total
1910s171920s701930s401940s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maudean?
144 babies have been named Maudean since 1917. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1927 with 10 births.
When was Maudean most popular?
Maudean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Maudean been used?
Maudean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 28 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Maudean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maureen, Maude, Maura, Maud, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1917–1944 (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.