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Maida

Girl

Meaning of Maida: Arabic: 'maiden'

Maida is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3423rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1743rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3423

43 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1743

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,003

First recorded 1883 · peak 1918

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 14 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 17 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 15 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 11 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 19 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 22 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 23 babies2010: 16 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 21 babies2013: 26 babies2014: 37 babies2015: 44 babies2016: 43 babies2017: 40 babies2018: 47 babies2019: 50 babies2020: 45 babies20202021: 43 babies2022: 54 babies2023: 46 babies2024: 51 babies2025: 43 babies
US babies named Maida per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 54.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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