Recorded 1916–1948 Girls' name Peak 1928 73 births

Maudene — girls' name

73 babies named Maudene in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Maudene was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

8 babies were named Maudene in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maudene

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Maudene between 1916 and 1948, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maudene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maudene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maudene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maudene 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 73 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.

Maudene at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

73

Since 1916

33 years of records

Peak year

1928

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1916

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1948

Maudene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1916

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1928)
8
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Maudene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
33 births that decade — 45% of Maudene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maudene?
73 babies have been named Maudene since 1916. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1928 with 8 births.
When was Maudene most popular?
Maudene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Maudene been used?
Maudene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 33 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Maudene?
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, 1916–1948 (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.