Maisy

Maisy: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Maisy is a variant of Maisie, a Scottish pet form of Margaret. Margaret ultimately comes from Greek margarites, meaning 'pearl'.

How popular is Maisy?

2024105 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Maisy in 2024350

2024 rank#801 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18803,841

Maisy is rising: use over the last five years is 2.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Maisy

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Maisiepearl · Scottish
  • Maziepearl · English
  • Maiziepearl · Scottish Gaelic
  • Maizypearl · English
  • Paisleychurch · Scottish Gaelic
  • ElsieGod is my oath · Scottish Gaelic
  • Mackenzieson of Coinneach · Scottish Gaelic
  • Bonniepretty; cheerful · Scottish Gaelic

Maisy questions

What does the name Maisy mean?

Maisy means "pearl". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Maisy is a variant of Maisie, a Scottish pet form of Margaret. Margaret ultimately comes from Greek margarites, meaning 'pearl'.

Is Maisy a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Maisy?

350 US babies were named Maisy in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Maisy?

Maisy 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.