Recorded 1936–1949 Girls' name Peak 1942 17 births

Maudrey — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

17 girls have been named Maudrey since 1936, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1949.

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

71% of everyone ever named Maudrey was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

6 babies were named Maudrey in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maudrey

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Maudrey between 1936 and 1949, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maudrey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maudrey performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maudrey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maudrey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maudrey 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 17 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.

Maudrey at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

17

Since 1936

14 years of records

Peak year

1942

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1936

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1949

Maudrey popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1942)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 194919421936 5

Maudrey by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
12 births that decade — 71% of Maudrey's all-time total
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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?
17 babies have been named Maudrey since 1936. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year 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?
Maudrey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 14 years of data through 1949.
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.

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, 1936–1949 (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.