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“Variant of Margaret — Pearl” — Ancient Greek, via Latin and Old French origin
Girl's name · #233 in the US (2025) · Trending
Maisie is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1890, it stood at #233 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 13,000 girls have been named Maisie along the way. Together with its spelling variants Maisy (#745) and Maizie (#901), Maisie would rank around #148 with about 2,000 births last year — the newborns split about 67/18/15 across Maisie, Maisy, and Maizie.
Around the world: #11 in Scotland (2025) · #36 in N. Ireland (2025) · #43 in England & Wales (2025) · #49 in Ireland (2025) · #56 in Australia (QLD) (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 44 notable people named Maisie:
Entertainers appear 2.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maisie Williams, British actress (b. 1997).
Similar names: Maisy · Azalea · Maia · Raizy · Saylor · Stevie
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