Maisie

“Variant of Margaret — Pearl” — Ancient Greek, via Latin and Old French origin

Girl's name · #233 in the US (2025) · Trending

Maisie has appeared in US records since 1890 — best rank #233 (2025) · 12,954 babies named Maisie all-time · 1 in 1,200 girls born in 2025.

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.

Famous Maisies

Maisie Williams — British actress (b. 1997)
Maisie Richardson-Sellers — English actress
Maisie Peters — British singer
Maisie Carr — Australian ecologist (1912–1988)
Maisie Smith — British actress

In stories & tradition

Maisie Lockwood — Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom · Jurassic World Dominion
Maisie Dobbs — Maisie Dobbs
Maisie MacKenzie — fictional cat

What Maisies become

Among 44 notable people named Maisie:

Entertainers appear 2.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Maisie Williams, British actress (b. 1997).

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