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Globally, Maid (Meido
, Maid
, Mayde
) is a common dominantly boy's, but uncommonly girly forename. The first name Maid is characteristic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is quite a common boy's name, Japan, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Bolivia, where it is quite a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Japan, India, and Egypt. Also, Maid is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Meido | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Philippines, Japan, Indonesia |
| Maid | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, India, Mexico, Indonesia |
| Mayde | Philippines, Myanmar, Mexico, India, Guatemala |
| Майд | Russia, Ukraine |
Maid is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Maid Marian , the love interest of the legendary outlaw Robin Hood in English folklore; Maid , the fictional character from Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde; Maid Marian , the Disney character, Robin Hood; Maid Marian , the Once Upon a Time character and Maid of Athens , the theatrical character in the play "Lord Byron", and in many other works.