Maple means maple tree — from the Old English mapul. The maple leaf is Canada's national symbol. Maple syrup is the sweetest natural product on Earth. Maple trees turn the most spectacular colours in autumn — blazing red, orange, and gold. Five letters of Canada's national symbol, the sweetest syrup, and the tree that paints every autumn in fire.
Maple trees paint autumn in blazing red, orange, and gold.
Five letters with a sweet, natural sound: MAY-pul.
The name carries an entire season's most spectacular display.
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The vibe of Maple
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Origin & history of Maple
Old English mapul (maple tree)→English Maple
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Modern American roots
Maple comes from the Old English meaning maple tree. The maple leaf is Canada's national symbol. Maple syrup is the sweetest natural product. Maple trees create autumn's most spectacular colours.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: English botanical word.
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Today
Maple remains a beloved choice, ranking #1637 in the US. 3,060 babies have been named Maple since 1896.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Maple?
2024peak year
Today, Maple is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1637), with only about 140 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 199 babies were given the name (ranked #1188 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Maple has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 3,060 babies have been registered as Maple since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Maple's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — autumn-sweet nurturing. People named Maple tend to be sweet, natural, and gifted at painting entire seasons in blazing fire.
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