Maisie

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A few things about Maisie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Maisie

Maisie Richardson-Sellers

English actress

Choose Maisie and your child shares a first name with Maisie Richardson-Sellers, an English actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Maisie, like who?” Maisie Richardson-Sellers's Wikipedia article is available in 25 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,210 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Maisie, 1,328 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Maisie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMaisie first shows up in US birth records in 1890, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 135 years since.
• 🏆Best yearMaisie is at its all-time high right now: #233 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowMaisie is 17× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 20,619 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,210.
• 🚀TrendMaisie has climbed 177 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #233. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedMaisie is most popular in Alaska, where it ranks #60, followed by Wyoming (#79) and West Virginia (#83). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningMaisie is a Scottish form of Margaret, which means “pearl”. Our records link it to Celtic Gaelic, English and French roots.
• 🌍OriginMaisie is the #5 most popular Celtic Gaelic girl name in the US. That's out of 176 Celtic Gaelic girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Maisie

Maisie is a girl name of Celtic Gaelic, English and French origin meaning “pearl”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-sie”. US birth records list Maisie for girls from 1890 to 2025, in 113 of those 136 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #233 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #233, with 1,328 babies.

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