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Maisie

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Scottish form of Margaret pearl
Scottish
Pearl; abbreviation of Margaret

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Literary
  • Precious Gem

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Maisie

Pronunciation

ma(i)-sie

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #233, 1,328 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
20251,328
20241,241
20231,063
2022916
2021780
2020765
2019912
2018628
2017595
2016541

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #14, 2,930 births); most recent 2025 (rank #43, 966 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025966
2024992
20231,039
20221,072
20211,229
20201,094
20191,168
20181,089
20171,142
20161,111

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #2219, 13 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2256, 12 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202312
202213
20215
2020–
20197
20183
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #51, 105 births); most recent 2025 (rank #49, 98 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202598
2024105
202390
202291
2021100
202094
201995
201883
201794
201686

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #15, 176 births); most recent 2025 (rank #11, 169 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025169
2024161
2023166
2022143
2021165
2020176
2019142
2018151
2017142
2016129

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #31, 73 births); most recent 2025 (rank #35, 47 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202547
202459
202370
202271
202159
202064
201945
201857
201755
201673

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #102, 30 births); most recent 2023 (rank #128, 23 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202323
202228
202124
202024
201924
201830
201727
201615
201511
201416

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence