Maude is a distinctive choice, ranked #2254 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Maude in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2254
About the Name Maude
Maude is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1645 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #2058 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Maude is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Maude
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Maude per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maude in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Maude is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1645 places over the last five years to #2254 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Maude 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.
Maude does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Maudes in the wild.
12
UK babies named Maude (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1645 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Maude
Likely around 1 other Maude in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Maude
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude, Baron Maude of Horsham, is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General from 2010 to 2015. He also served in several posts while the Conservatives were in opposition, notably as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Shadow Foreign Secretary and Chairman of the Conservative Party.
Maude Elizabeth Seymour Abbott was a Canadian physician and medical researcher whose work contributed to the early study of congenital heart disease. She was among the first women in Canada to earn a medical degree and one of the first women to receive a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University.
Angus Edmund Upton Maude, Baron Maude of Stratford-upon-Avon, was an English Conservative Party politician. A Member of Parliament (MP) from 1950 to 1958 and from 1963 to 1983, he served as a cabinet minister from 1979 to 1981.
Maude was a Michelin-starred restaurant by Curtis Stone, serving California cuisine in Beverly Hills, California, United States. Maude closed in September 2024.