Maple
Maple was the 1092nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 221 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 957th; the most babies were born in 2025 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,401 places. More babies were named Maple in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,092 girls, up 507 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 221girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025221 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,286babies recorded
Maple popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1917.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,092 | 221 |
| 2020 | #1,599 | 131 |
| 2010 | #5,355 | 26 |
| 2000 | #14,311 | 6 |
| 1990 | #14,338 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,073 | 11 |
| 1950 | #2,501 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,394 | 30 |
| 1930 | #1,393 | 31 |
| 1920 | #1,337 | 35 |
| 1910 | #1,396 | 12 |
| 1900 | #1,855 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maple, counting every spelling?
Maple has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,044 for girls in 2025, against #1,092 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Maple?
221 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maple (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maple 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 38 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maple.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maple?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Maple are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 15. That makes Maple a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Maple by state
How common Maple was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (3.1×), Utah (2.8×), Colorado (2.8×), Washington (2.4×), Michigan (1.8×). In 26 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 Maple: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maple, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maple
How popular is the name Maple?
Maple was the 1092nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 221 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 957th; the most babies were born in 2025 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,401 places. More babies were named Maple in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Maple a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maple in the US.
Where is Maple most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maple was most common in Minnesota (0.36 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Colorado.