Given name & surname
Maida
“a maiden; a virgin”
Maida is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “a maiden; a virgin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a maiden; a virgin.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maida through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,003
- 0 boys · 3,003 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 57 babies
- 2025
- 43
- #3,556 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,556 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 57 in 1918. In 2025, Minnesota had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (30). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,483 as a first name in 2020; 2,040 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maida’s family of names
Maida has a related form in Mayda. Maida has a related form in Mady. Maida has a related form in Maidel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Maida
- Maida ArslanagićCroatian handball playerborn 1984
- Maida Springer KempAmerican labor organizer (1910–2005)
- Maida AndrenacciArgentine actressborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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