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Maud

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What official birth registration shows about Maud: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1843 to #5061.200020052010201520202025#1843#5061
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2683
1997#2411
1998#3848
1999#2770
2000#2746
2001#1870
2002#4137
2003#1843
2004#2278
2005#2247
2006#5061
2007#3667
2008#4524
2009#2759
2010#2589
2011#3185
2012#3681
2013#2649
2014#2058
2015#4736
2016#3609
2017#2502
2018#2674
2019#4001
2020#3117
2021#2499
2022#3970
2023#3598
2024#2574
2025#4201

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 52 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2025: #161 among girls in Norway, #4201 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #288 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #161 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #161 in Norway in 2025.

Maud's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#42015HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#257410HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#35986HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#39705HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#249910HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#31177HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#40015HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#26749HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#250210HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#36096HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47364HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#205813HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#26499HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#36816HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#31857HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#25899HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#27598HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#45244HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#36675HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#50613HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#22479HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#22788HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#184310HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41373HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#18709HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#27465HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#27705HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#38483HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#24116HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#26835HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#16131HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#21720HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#28514HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#20820HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#21919HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#20023HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#28914HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#32113HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#27618HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#4358HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#39710HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#32614HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#4299HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#4299HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#4787HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#41210HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#4449HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#5705HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#5735HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#4218HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#26816HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#4029HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#25717HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#4747HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#4428HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#4937HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#39110HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#5296HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#4249HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#5616HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#5317HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#4948HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#6365HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#6614HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#5716HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#6174HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#5345HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#5714HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#5135HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#4436HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#3569HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#4077HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#4346HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#3717HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#4475HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#3946HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#3617HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#4295HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#4085HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#3476HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#3596HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#2889HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#6255HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#7004HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#6215HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#6295HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#8683HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#7524HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#7054HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4905HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#5763HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#5153HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#5193HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#4834HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#3407HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#7903HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Maud is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Maud, between 1945 and 2025, in 59 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2025Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1974England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2003ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202552#161 in 2025
Republic of Ireland1974–202315#340 in 1974
England and Wales1996–202530#1843 in 2003
Scotland20241#790 in 2024

Its high point came 51 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1974) than in Norway (2025).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1980; it appears again in 1985.

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What is known about Maud

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #161 in Norway in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.