Recorded 1916–1951 Girls' name Peak 1916 42 births

Maudeen — girls' name

42 babies named Maudeen in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

42 girls have been named Maudeen since 1916, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1951.

42
total births
1916–1951
years on record
1940s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Maudeen was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

6 babies were named Maudeen in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maudeen

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Maudeen between 1916 and 1951, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maudeen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maudeen performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maudeen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maudeen 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 42 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.

Maudeen at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

42

Since 1916

36 years of records

Peak year

1916

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1916

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1951

Maudeen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1916

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1916)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.5 19511949194819471944192419211916 6

Maudeen by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
20 births that decade — 48% of Maudeen's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maudeen?
42 babies have been named Maudeen since 1916. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1916 with 6 births.
When was Maudeen most popular?
Maudeen was most popular in the 1940s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Maudeen been used?
Maudeen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 36 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Maudeen?
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.

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, 1916–1951 (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.