Girls' name · since 1896
Maudine
Since 1896, U.S. Social Security records show 1,153 babies named Maudine, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,153
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,153 girls have been named Maudine since 1896, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Maudine has 1,153 recorded births among girls since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1962.
- #6,805 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,153 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maudine ranks #6,805 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,153 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,153
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maudine's 1,153 recorded births place it above 90.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Maudine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maudine splits its recorded history at 1933: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maudine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1962
- Peak year (1925)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Maudine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (374 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Maudine's strongest decade.
374 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Maudine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 35
1900s
35 births
- 1910s
1910s
174 births
- 1920s
1920s
374 births
- 1930s
1930s
290 births
- 1940s
1940s
174 births
- 1950s 81
1950s
81 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 374 births (32% of all-time use).
How Maudine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maudine's total volume
Maudine by state
Where Maudine concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 147 | 12.7% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 76 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 58 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 12 | 1.0% |
147 of 1,153 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Maudine's data
- Maudine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (374 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Maudines (147 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maudine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1896–1962 (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 Maudine 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.