Girls' name · since 1936

Maudrey

17 babies named Maudrey in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

17
total births
1936–1949
years on record
1940s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade

Maudrey is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1936.

Maudrey has 17 recorded births among girls since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1949.

  • 17 total births
  • 1936–1949 years on record
  • 1940s peak decade
  • 71% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Maudrey's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.

Maudrey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Maudrey splits its recorded history at 1942: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1936 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Maudrey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1949

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1942)
6
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 193619421949 6

Maudrey by decade

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

1940s was Maudrey's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Maudrey births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Maudrey by state

Where Maudrey concentrates geographically, total births since 1936

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maudrey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
16 94.1%
Louisiana share of Maudrey's total US births 94.1%

16 of 17 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maudrey?
Since 1936, Social Security records show 17 babies named Maudrey. The most recent recorded year was 1949. Its busiest year on record was 1942, with 6 births.
When was Maudrey most popular?
Maudrey was most popular in the 1940s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
Where is Maudrey most popular?
The top states for the name Maudrey are Louisiana (16 births).
How long has the name Maudrey been used?
The SSA has tracked Maudrey since 1936 -- 14 years through the most recent 1949 data.
What names are similar to Maudrey?
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.

What to do with Maudrey's data

  • Louisiana records the most Maudreys (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1936–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Maudrey: Baby Name Since 1936 - 17 Births, Peak 1942." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maudrey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Maudrey 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 July 2026.