Maisie
Girl name · #233 in 2025 · Uniqueness 27/100
Maisie ranks #233 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 1,328 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #625, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,355 girls born in 2025 was named Maisie.
The 135-year story
Maisie first appears in the Social Security records in 1890, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 1,328 babies and a rank of #233. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Maisie per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Maisie in class?
Maisie scores 27 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "popular" band. A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Maisie is most common
Geography matters for names, and Maisie is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Maisies were TX (98), CA (85), PA (71), NY (65), OH (59). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Maisie
Statistically, parents drawn to Maisie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Sylvie, Elodie, Stevie, Millie, and Josie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Maisie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,328 | #233 |
| 2024 | 1,246 | #256 |
| 2023 | 1,063 | #293 |
| 2022 | 917 | #347 |
| 2021 | 781 | #406 |
| 2020 | 766 | #410 |
| 2019 | 912 | #346 |
| 2018 | 628 | #495 |
| 2017 | 595 | #525 |
| 2016 | 541 | #574 |
| 2015 | 458 | #625 |
| 2014 | 437 | #653 |
| 2013 | 218 | #1116 |
| 2012 | 150 | #1497 |
| 2011 | 138 | #1577 |
| 2010 | 123 | #1703 |
| 2009 | 116 | #1838 |
| 2008 | 114 | #1865 |
| 2007 | 131 | #1679 |
| 2006 | 119 | #1743 |
| 2005 | 117 | #1690 |
| 2004 | 106 | #1795 |
| 2003 | 97 | #1885 |
| 2002 | 98 | #1821 |
| 2001 | 101 | #1765 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Maisie a popular girl name?
Maisie ranked #233 among girls in 2025 with 1,328 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #625.
When was the name Maisie most popular?
Maisie peaked in 2025, when 1,328 American girls received the name (ranked #233 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Maisie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,355 newborn American girls was named Maisie. It scores 27/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "popular".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.