Maisie

What Maisie means

Diminutive of Margaret, meaning “pearl”

diminutive of the female given name Margaret || From the name of 3rd century Saint Margaret the Virgin, from Middle English Margaret, from Old French Margaret (French Marguerite), from Latin Margarita, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”), ultimately from an Indo-Iranian s

Source: Wiktionary, “Maisie” (revision 93627914) and “Margaret” (revision 94541482), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Maisie?

US: Rising: up from #625 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #53 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 1,328 girls got the name (#233 that year). First in the US records in 1890.

How common

• About 1 in 1,210 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 262 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 106 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in WY (6.17 per 1,000 girls), AK (5.44 per 1,000 girls), WV (3.35 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Maisie is #233 in the US and #43 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Maisie were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Macie703 US · 51 E&W
• Maizie295 US · 12 E&W
• Mazie265 US · 7 E&W
• Mayzie93 US · 3 E&W
• Maycie42 US
• Maezie24 US
• Maysie21 US
• Mazzie18 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Maisie

Girls

• Remi#145Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #502 in 2015, #145 in 2025
• Catalina#111Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #325 in 2015, #111 in 2025
• Cecilia#108possibly “blind”^*
• Magnolia#124Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #634 in 2015, #124 in 2025
• Esther#119“star”^*
• Elena#42Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #106 in 2015, #42 in 2025. 5 letters, starting with a vowel

For a brother

• Maverick#49Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #184 in 2015, #49 in 2025
• Theo#82Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #405 in 2015, #82 in 2025
• August#81“month of August”^*
• Rhett#188“advice”^*
• Milan#242Editor’s note Used for both: 80% of US babies named Milan in 2025 were boys
• Hayes#162“brushwood”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Maisie’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.