Maida
Maida was the 3556th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 735th; the most babies were born in 1918 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved up 16 places. More babies were named Maida in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,556 girls, down 125 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191857 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,003babies recorded
Maida popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,556 | 43 |
| 2020 | #3,431 | 45 |
| 2010 | #7,750 | 16 |
| 2000 | #8,351 | 12 |
| 1990 | #8,268 | 10 |
| 1980 | #3,790 | 21 |
| 1970 | #3,519 | 18 |
| 1960 | #2,618 | 22 |
| 1950 | #1,889 | 26 |
| 1940 | #1,211 | 37 |
| 1930 | #2,165 | 16 |
| 1920 | #1,112 | 46 |
| 1910 | #2,051 | 7 |
| 1900 | #1,041 | 14 |
| 1890 | #1,292 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maida, counting every spelling?
Maida is the most common spelling of a name family that had 52 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 52 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maida | 43 | #3,556 | 237 |
| Maidah | 9 | #10,588 | 55 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maida?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maida (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maida born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maida.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maida?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Maida are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 9 and 64. That makes Maida mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maida by state
How common Maida was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (41.9×), Ohio (3.6×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maida: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maida, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maida
How popular is the name Maida?
Maida was the 3556th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 735th; the most babies were born in 1918 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved up 16 places. More babies were named Maida in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Maida a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maida in the US.
Where is Maida most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maida was most common in Minnesota (1.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Washington.