Maisie

Maisie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pearl”
Origin: Scottish
Say it: MAY-zee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Scottish pet form of Margaret. Margaret comes from Greek margarites, meaning 'pearl'.

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How popular is Maisie?

2024373 per million US babies

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Babies named Maisie in 20241,241

2024 rank#255 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188011,618

Maisie is rising: use over the last five years is 4.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Maisie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Margaretpearl · Greek
Maggiepearl · English
Meganpearl · Welsh
Margopearl · Greek
Marjoriepearl · Greek
Maisypearl · Scottish Gaelic
Gretapearl · Germanic
Maziepearl · English

Maisie questions

What does the name Maisie mean?

Maisie means "pearl". It comes from Scottish. Scottish pet form of Margaret. Margaret comes from Greek margarites, meaning 'pearl'.

Is Maisie a boy or girl name?

Maisie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Maisie?

1,241 US babies were named Maisie in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Maisie?

Maisie is usually pronounced MAY-zee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.