girl's name
Maple
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,736
Scotland
#904
2024 births
Maple is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 221 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 221 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 15,002 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1896.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Maple over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 |
| 1900s | 67 |
| 1910s | 197 |
| 1920s | 325 |
| 1930s | 240 |
| 1940s | 231 |
| 1950s | 190 |
| 1960s | 65 |
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 15 |
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 109 |
| 2010s | 748 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,061 |
How popular is Maple?
In 2025, Maple was given to 221 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maple is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Maple
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maple also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maple over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maple
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maple — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maple
How popular is the name Maple?
In 2025, Maple was given to 221 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maple a girl's or a boy's name?
Maple is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Maple?
Maple has 2 syllables.
When was Maple most popular?
Maple peaked in 2025, when 221 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Maple a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maple currently ranks #904 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.