Given name & surname
Mayda
“a maiden; a virgin”
Mayda is a variant of Maida. One English interpretation is “a maiden; a virgin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mayda is a variant of Maida. One English interpretation is “a maiden; a virgin.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mayda is a variant of Maida. An origin associated with Maida is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mayda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 566
- 0 boys · 566 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,962 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Mayda
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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