Mayda
Feminine
Mayda is a two-syllable name with the bright May at its front and a soft -da at its end. It sounds like Maida, a name that London gave to a neighborhood in memory of a battle.
How old is the name Mayda?
Mayda first appears in US birth records in 1920 — 105 years ago. The typical Mayda alive today was born around 1979, making them about 46 years old. About 500 people named Mayda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Mayda most popular?
Mayda peaked in 1953, reaching #2699 nationally. See the whole 1953 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Mayda
In the south of Italy, near the town of Maida in Calabria, a small British force beat a French army in the Napoleonic wars. A London inn called itself the Hero of Maida, and the lane that ran past it became Maida Vale, now a whole neighborhood of tall houses and canal boats. Mayda has no recorded tie to it. But it shares the sound, and a name that echoes a green London district is a pleasant accident.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Mayda. It may be a spelling of Maida or a build on May, and no record says which.
Pronouncing Mayda
MAY-duh
Two syllables, stressed on the first.
Nicknames for Mayda
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1920
- Most girls named
- 195316 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2699reached in 1953
- Change vs 2023
- +20.0%6 in 2024, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Maydas among us
people named Mayda are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Mayda sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is short and easy to say.
- May is a ready, classic short form.
- People will write Maida or Mada.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Maydas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Mayda are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Mayda in 2025?
- Mayda is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Mayda with classmates?
- Mayda will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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