Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Maple

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,092 Trend ↑ Rising 56%
Rank 2025
#1,092
among girls · ↑91 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
221
named Maple · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,273
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
221 babies
All-time total
3,286
#3,403 all-time among girls
First recorded
1896
in Social Security records

Maple popularity over time

3,286 babies have been named Maple since 1896, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 12 – 12 1 – #1,488
1900s 67 – 67 7 +458% #957
1910s 192 5 197 20 +194% #1,228
1920s 325 – 325 33 +65% #1,199
1930s 240 – 240 24 -26% #1,362
1940s 231 – 231 23 -4% #1,394
1950s 190 – 190 19 -18% #1,722
1960s 65 – 65 7 -66% #4,073
1970s 10 – 10 1 -85% #9,971
1980s 15 – 15 2 +50% #11,284
1990s 16 – 16 2 +7% #13,100
2000s 109 – 109 11 +581% #6,233
2010s 748 – 748 75 +586% #1,479
2020s (to 2025) 1,061 – 1,061 177 +136% #1,092

Where Maple is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 237 0.15 outside top 500
2027 252 0.16 outside top 500
2028 266 0.17 outside top 500
2029 278 0.17 outside top 500
2030 288 0.18 outside top 500

Where Maple is most popular

Girls named Maple per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.115 per 1,000. Strongest in Minnesota, Utah, and Colorado.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Maple born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Minnesota 39 0.361 +215%
Utah 27 0.324 +183%
Colorado 36 0.323 +181%
Washington 40 0.277 +142%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 +136%
Oregon 14 0.215 +88%
Michigan 38 0.209 +82%
Missouri 25 0.207 +81%
Tennessee 26 0.164 +43%
Indiana 20 0.142 +24%
Pennsylvania 30 0.127 +11%
California 105 0.125 +9%
North Carolina 28 0.123 +7%
Wisconsin 11 0.107 -7%
New York 42 0.106 -7%
Florida 40 0.093 -18%
Arizona 12 0.086 -25%
Georgia 19 0.084 -27%
Virginia 14 0.082 -28%
Texas 56 0.070 -39%
Ohio 15 0.063 -45%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -49%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -64%
Illinois 7 0.031 -73%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -76%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Maple

Maple is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,092 in 2025 with 221 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1896, 3,286 American babies have been named Maple. Its peak came in 2025, when 221 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maple stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maple?

The median living Maple is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 15. An estimated 2,400 people named Maple are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maple year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 221 #1,092 – –
2024 203 #1,183 – –
2023 188 #1,240 – –
2022 180 #1,312 – –
2021 138 #1,531 – –
2020 131 #1,599 – –
2019 126 #1,676 – –
2018 149 #1,479 – –
2017 95 #2,066 – –
2016 117 #1,783 – –
2015 73 #2,493 – –
2014 52 #3,172 – –
2013 46 #3,442 – –
2012 36 #4,185 – –
2011 28 #5,003 – –
2010 26 #5,355 – –
2009 22 #6,233 – –
2008 16 #7,975 – –
2007 17 #7,625 – –
2006 16 #7,718 – –
2005 14 #8,181 – –
2004 7 #13,669 – –
2003 6 #15,052 – –
2002 – – – –
2001 5 #16,948 – –
2000 6 #14,311 – –
1995 – – – –
1990 5 #14,338 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 5 #9,971 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 11 #4,073 – –
1955 19 #2,604 – –
1950 17 #2,501 – –
1945 18 #2,030 – –
1940 30 #1,394 – –
1935 27 #1,432 – –
1930 31 #1,393 – –
1925 36 #1,335 – –
1920 35 #1,337 – –
1915 10 #2,826 – –
1910 12 #1,396 – –
1905 9 #1,378 – –
1900 6 #1,855 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maple, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maple?

The median living Maple is about 7 years old. Half of all living Maples are between 2 and 15 years old.

How many people named Maple are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Maple are alive in the United States, based on 3,286 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Maple in 2025?

Maple ranked #1,092 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 221 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maple?

3,286 babies have been named Maple in the United States since 1896, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maple most popular?

Maple peaked in 2025, when 221 newborns received the name.

Is Maple a boy or girl name?

Maple is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maple rising or falling?

Maple is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Maple become more popular?

Maple is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 288 girls named Maple in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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