Maizy
Maizy was the 1899th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 103 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1886th with 106 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 284 places. More babies were named Maizy in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Maisie) pet form of Margaret ('pearl') · Scottish, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #1,899 girls, up 470 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 103girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024106 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,600babies recorded
What does the name Maizy mean?
Maizy is a spelling of Maisie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Maisie's meaning and origin.
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)
Maizy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,899 | 103 |
| 2020 | #2,369 | 75 |
| 2010 | #3,186 | 52 |
| 2000 | #4,734 | 25 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Maizy, counting every spelling?
Maizy is a spelling of Maisie, a name family that ranked #117 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,899 for Maizy 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 Maizy?
103 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maizy (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maizy 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 81 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maizy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maizy?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Maizy are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Maizy 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.
Maizy by state
How common Maizy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (5.0×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maizy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maizy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maizy
What does Maizy mean?
Maizy is a spelling of Maisie, which means “pet form of Margaret ('pearl')” (Scottish, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Maizy?
Maizy was the 1899th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 103 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1886th with 106 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 284 places. More babies were named Maizy in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maizy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maizy in the US.
Where is Maizy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maizy was most common in Utah (0.29 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Iowa.