Maizie: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “pearl”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- MAY-zee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Variant spelling of Maisie, originally a Scottish pet form of Margaret. Margaret derives ultimately from Greek margaritēs 'pearl'.
How popular is Maizie?
Babies named Maizie in 2024241
2024 rank#1,038 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18802,754
Maizie is rising: use over the last five years is 3.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Maizie
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Maizie questions
What does the name Maizie mean?
Maizie means "pearl". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Variant spelling of Maisie, originally a Scottish pet form of Margaret. Margaret derives ultimately from Greek margaritēs 'pearl'.
Is Maizie a boy or girl name?
Maizie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Maizie?
241 US babies were named Maizie in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Maizie?
Maizie 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.