Fun Facts About the Name Maisey
- More than 1 thousand babies named Maisey: U.S. records list 1,156 babies given the name Maisey from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Maisey Mean?
Maisey is an English spelling of Maisie, a Scottish diminutive of Margaret. Its established meaning is "pearl," from Greek margaritēs (pearl), the source of Latin margarita and Old French Marguerite. The ending -ie or -ey marks the name as a pet form; Maisey and Maisie are the same name in different spellings. The literal sense "pearl" is the etymological meaning, not a later symbolic interpretation.
Maisey Name History & Origins
Margaret entered English through Old French after the Norman Conquest and became common in England and Scotland. In Scottish Gaelic, Margaret corresponds to Mairead. From Scots and Scottish English usage came affectionate pet forms ending in -ie, and Maisie is the best known of these. Maisey is a variant spelling that uses the same pronunciation and derivation. The name also appears in 19th-century literature, including the title character of Henry James's What Maisie Knew (1897), but that literary use is later than the name's development as a Scottish diminutive.
How Popular is the Name Maisey?
Maisey 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 2025. Its best rank was #1,938 in 2025.
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 | #1,938 | 100 | 0.0062% |
| 2024 | #2,239 | 84 | 0.0052% |
| 2023 | #2,200 | 86 | 0.0054% |
| 2022 | #2,482 | 73 | 0.0045% |
| 2021 | #2,435 | 74 | 0.0045% |
| 2020 | #2,918 | 56 | 0.0035% |
| 2019 | #2,528 | 70 | 0.0042% |
| 2018 | #3,714 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2017 | #3,522 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2016 | #4,048 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2015 | #3,112 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 2014 | #3,633 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2013 | #5,092 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2012 | #5,347 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #6,065 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #4,926 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #5,325 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2008 | #5,386 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2007 | #5,830 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #6,511 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #6,436 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #7,274 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #8,844 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #6,571 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #6,217 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #7,416 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #5,564 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #7,841 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #11,575 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #9,265 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #6,480 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #9,298 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #8,444 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #10,065 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #9,878 | 8 | 0.0004% |
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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