Meaning and history
Medieval English and French form of Matilda, Maud became rare after the 14th century but was revived and regained popularity in the 19th century, perhaps influenced by Alfred Tennyson’s 1855 poem Maud.
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2013: 6 births, rank #14,582
2014: 6 births, rank #14,558
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2017: 5 births, rank #15,902
2018: 5 births, rank #15,682
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2022: 6 births, rank #13,592
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20242024: 6 births, rank #13,477
Maud moved from #866 to #994 for girls between 1932 and 1933. Its highest annual birth count came in 1886, with 478 births.