Given name
Maudie
“one who is mighty in battle”
Maudie is a variant of Maud. In German use, Maud carries the interpretation “one who is mighty in battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maudie is a variant of Maud. In German use, Maud carries the interpretation “one who is mighty in battle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maudie is a pet form of Maud. Maud comes from Old French.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Maudie is an affectionate form of Maude. In English usage, Maudie is an affectionate form of Maud.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Maudie is a variant of Maud. The history of Maud gives this family its wider story. The family of forms includes Maud and Matilda, names borne by prominent medieval royal women. Alfred Tennyson’s poem Maud, published in 1855, later helped renew interest in the shorter spelling.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Maudie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,851
- 0 boys · 11,851 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 354 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,878 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +26%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,878 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 354 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,708 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maudie’s family of names
In English usage, Maudie is an affectionate form of Maude. Maudie has a related form in Maud. In English usage, Maudie is an affectionate form of Maud.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maudie
- Joan LittlewoodBritish theatre director and actress (1914-2002)
- Maudie PrickettAmerican actress (1914-1976)
- Maudie DunhamBritish actress (1902-1982)1897–1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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