Maisie
Maisie was the 233rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,328 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 392 places. More babies were named Maisie in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Margaret ('pearl') · Scottish, Greek
Say it MAY-zee /ˈmeɪzi/
- Rank in 2025
- #233 girls, up 177 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,328girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20251,328 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,954babies recorded
What does the name Maisie mean?
Maisie is a Scottish pet form of Margaret, through the short form May (or Gaelic Mairead) with the diminutive -sie. DMNES derives Margaret from Greek margarítēs, "pearl", and lists its many saints and queens; Yonge's 1884 index also lists Maisie as Scottish, "pearl". It is now used mainly as an independent name. Margaret was a royal name in Scotland, where DMNES notes an 11th-century queen who was later made a saint.
μαργαρίτης (Ancient Greek, “pearl”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Margaret, May, Daisy, Mairead.
See also: Greek names, names that mean jewel.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Maisie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Margaret', DMNES, Durham University
- Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names, new ed. (1884), index s.v. 'Maisie' (19th-century work; used for dated usage facts only), Macmillan (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
Maisie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #233 | 1,328 |
| 2020 | #410 | 766 |
| 2010 | #1,709 | 123 |
| 2000 | #1,932 | 88 |
| 1990 | #3,592 | 30 |
| 1980 | #4,879 | 15 |
| 1970 | #7,611 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #5,796 | 5 |
| 1940 | #3,720 | 7 |
| 1930 | #1,849 | 20 |
| 1920 | #1,864 | 22 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,281 | 10 |
| 1890 | #1,452 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maisie, counting every spelling?
Maisie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #117 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #233 for Maisie on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,717 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maisie | 1,328 | #233 | 5,335 |
| Maisy | 365 | #745 | 1,589 |
| Mazie | 265 | #966 | 1,232 |
| Maizie | 295 | #901 | 1,122 |
| Maizy | 103 | #1,899 | 464 |
| Maisey | 100 | #1,938 | 418 |
| Mayzie | 93 | #2,045 | 387 |
| Maizey | 51 | #3,152 | 256 |
| Maizee | 43 | #3,557 | 187 |
| Maezie | 24 | #5,338 | 109 |
| Maysie | 21 | #5,847 | 92 |
| Mayzee | 14 | #7,754 | 80 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maisie?
1,328 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maisie (0.37 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maisie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 6 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maisie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maisie?
About 12,200 people born in the US named Maisie are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 11. That makes Maisie a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maisie by state
How common Maisie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Hampshire (4.5×), Maine (4.1×), Montana (3.3×), West Virginia (3.0×), Oregon (2.3×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Delaware, Texas, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maisie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maisie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Maisie · Sibling names for Maisie
Questions about the name Maisie
What does Maisie mean?
Maisie means “pet form of Margaret ('pearl')” (Scottish, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Maisie?
Maisie was the 233rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,328 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 392 places. More babies were named Maisie in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Maisie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maisie in the US.
Where is Maisie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maisie was most common in New Hampshire (2.92 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maine and Vermont.