Maida
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning maiden; a form of Maid.
Babies a year
14
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2006
14 babies
Maida by the numbers
In 2025, 14 babies in England and Wales were named Maida. In the US, 40 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 57 babies in 1918, making it a 1910s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maida. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Maiathe great one, mother goddess255 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maiyaillusion; a form of Maya25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mairaself-sustaining, generous76 in England and Wales (2025)
- Magdawoman from magdala; short form of Magdalene12 in the US (2017)
- Maijabeloved; a form of Maria3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matidamighty in battle; a form of Matilda3 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Maida
Names that are said the same way as Maida, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Maida
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