Maple
2 syllables
♀ Female ◎ Modern American ◈ 2 syllables
"Piece of cloth"

From Modern American

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.

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Maple at a glance
MeaningPiece of cloth
OriginModern American
GenderFemale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 2
US Rank (today)#1637
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Why parents love Maple
  • The maple leaf is Canada's national symbol.
  • Maple syrup is the sweetest natural product.
  • 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.
The vibe of Maple
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Origin & history of Maple
Old English mapul (maple tree) English Maple
1
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.
2
First recorded
Earliest known use: English botanical word.
3
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
How popular is Maple?
2024 peak 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 registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
199 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,188)
140 Avg. per year
(last decade)
1,400 Total registrations
last 10 years
3,060 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #1,637) Moderate
↑ Trending upward in recent years
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Numerology of Maple
2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.

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.

Paints seasons in fire
Canada's symbol
Sweetest syrup
Autumn-blazing
Five-letter natural
M4
A1
P7
L3
E5
Sum: 20 → Life path 2
Personality of Maple
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Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
💞
Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
🎭
Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
🎵
Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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Numerology life path calculator

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