Will my child share the name Maude with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 5 UK babies named Maude per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maude in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Maude becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Maude is declining: down 302 places since 2020, to #4,201 in 2025. It peaked at #2,058 in 2022.

Is Maude a good choice for a distinctive name?

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.

Is Maude a popular baby name in the United States?

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

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Maude is a distinctive choice, ranked #4201 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Maude in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#4201

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

⭐ Famous People Named Maude

Francis Maude — 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.
Maude Abbott — Maude Elizabeth Seymour Abbott was a Canadian physician and medical researcher whose work contributed to the early study of congenital heart disease.
Angus Maude — Angus Edmund Upton Maude, Baron Maude of Stratford-upon-Avon, was an English Conservative Party politician.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Maude

UK babies named Maude (2025)

< 1

Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

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In a school of 600

↓ 302 places

Rank change (last 5 years)

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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Maude

Almost certainly the only Maude in the class

UK Popularity (1996–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Famous People Named Maude

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Francis Maude1953

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.

Maude Abbott

Maude Elizabeth Seymour Abbott was a Canadian physician and medical researcher whose work contributed to the early study of congenital heart disease.

Angus Maude

Angus Edmund Upton Maude, Baron Maude of Stratford-upon-Avon, was an English Conservative Party politician.

Maude (restaurant)

Maude was a Michelin-starred restaurant by Curtis Stone, serving California cuisine in Beverly Hills, California, United States.