Maida
Maida is a female given name: 99% of people named Maida are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 4 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, United States, Israel
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 2,623 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Maida
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Maida," in English, "Guten Tag Maida," in German. Maida is a female given name: about 99% of people named Maida are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Maida,
German
Guten Tag Maida,
French
Bonjour Maida,
Spanish
Estimado/a Maida:
Chinese
Maida您好：
Japanese
Maida様
English
Hi Maida,
German
Hi Maida,
French
Salut Maida,
Spanish
Hola Maida,
Chinese
Maida你好：
Japanese
Maidaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Israel | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 2,623 female · 2,623 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Maida a male or female name?
Maida is a female given name: 99% of people named Maida are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 4 countries covered.
How do I address Maida in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Maida," in English, "Guten Tag Maida," in German. Maida is a female given name: about 99% of people named Maida are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Maida a unisex name?
Maida is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Maida are men. Maida leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Maida a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maida (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_maida,
title = {Is Maida a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maida},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}