Will my child share the name Maple with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 31 UK babies named Maple per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maple in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Maple becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Maple is at its highest recorded position — #1,079 in 2025, with 31 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,846.

Is Maple a good choice for a distinctive name?

Maple is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Maple a popular baby name in the United States?

Maple does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Q: Who are some famous people named Maple?

Notable people named Maple include: Carsten Maple — Carsten Maple is professor of cyber systems engineering at the University of Warwick.; Maple Eight — In Canada, the Maple Eight are the eight largest pension funds.

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Maple is a distinctive choice, ranked #1079 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Maple in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

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About the Name Maple

Maple is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 493 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1245 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2007.

Maple is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Maple in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Maple

Carsten Maple — Carsten Maple is professor of cyber systems engineering at the University of Warwick.
Maple Eight — In Canada, the Maple Eight are the eight largest pension funds.
Maple Leaf Rag — The "Maple Leaf Rag" is an early ragtime musical piece composed for piano by Scott Joplin.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.