Fun Facts About the Name Maisel
- 45 babies named Maisel: U.S. records list 45 babies given the name Maisel from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Maisel Mean?
Maisel is a German and Ashkenazic Jewish surname that is also used as a given name. Its meaning is not firmly established. The usual explanation for the related surname Meisel derives it from Middle High German meizel, "chisel" (modern German Meißel), and interprets it as an occupational name for a stonecutter or woodcarver. A second explanation treats Maisel as a diminutive nickname meaning "little mouse," from German Mäusel or a corresponding Yiddish form. The spelling Maisel belongs with variants such as Meisel and Meissel, but the different explanations are not always carefully distinguished.
Maisel Name History & Origins
The surname appears in German-speaking Central Europe in several spellings, including Meisel, Meissel, and Maisel. These variants reflect dialect pronunciation and writing convention rather than separate origins. In Ashkenazic Jewish communities the name is associated with Prague: Mordecai Maisel, a financier and communal leader who died in 1601, gave his name to the Maisel Synagogue, completed in the 1590s.
As a given name, Maisel is uncommon; it is most familiar as a surname. The television series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017 - 2023) uses it as a family name, a modern fictional association rather than the name's origin.
How Popular is the Name Maisel?
Maisel has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #9,494 in 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,681 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #14,538 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #10,825 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #16,777 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #12,962 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #9,494 | 11 | 0.0007% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Maisel Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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