Recorded 1895–1937 Girls' name Peak 1916 98 births

Maudy — girls' name

98 babies named Maudy in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s131910s401920s231930s17
1910s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Maudy was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

11 babies were named Maudy in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maudy

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Maudy between 1895 and 1937, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maudy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maudy performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Maudy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maudy 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 98 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.

Maudy at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

98

Since 1895

43 years of records

Peak year

1916

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1895

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1937

Maudy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1895

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1916)
11
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4681012 193719301925192219181916191319041895 5

Maudy by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
40 births that decade — 41% of Maudy's all-time total
1890s51900s131910s401920s231930s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maudy?
98 babies have been named Maudy since 1895. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1916 with 11 births.
When was Maudy most popular?
Maudy was most popular in the 1910s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Maudy been used?
Maudy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 43 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Maudy?
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, 1895–1937 (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.