Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Maisy

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #745 Trend ↑ Rising 87%

Maisie, also spelt Maisy or other minor variations, is a feminine given name.

Rank 2025
#745
among girls · ↑58 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
365
named Maisy · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,403
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
365 babies
All-time total
4,207
#2,886 all-time among girls
First recorded
1991
in Social Security records

Maisy popularity over time

4,207 babies have been named Maisy since 1991, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 131 13 – #3,353
2000s 675 68 +415% #2,305
2010s 1,600 160 +137% #1,131
2020s (to 2025) 1,801 300 +88% #745

Where Maisy is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 404 0.25 outside top 500
2027 441 0.27 outside top 500
2028 475 0.30 outside top 500
2029 506 0.32 outside top 500
2030 534 0.33 outside top 500

Where Maisy is most popular

Girls named Maisy per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.196 per 1,000. Strongest in Oregon, Utah, and Minnesota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Maisy born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Oregon 40 0.614 +214%
Utah 45 0.541 +176%
Minnesota 56 0.519 +165%
Wisconsin 50 0.485 +148%
Maine 7 0.453 +131%
Colorado 49 0.439 +124%
South Dakota 6 0.420 +115%
Tennessee 58 0.366 +87%
Indiana 48 0.342 +75%
Massachusetts 41 0.339 +73%
Pennsylvania 78 0.330 +68%
Washington 42 0.291 +48%
Ohio 65 0.274 +40%
Iowa 16 0.274 +40%
Arizona 37 0.264 +35%
Virginia 39 0.229 +17%
South Carolina 18 0.200 ≈ national
Missouri 24 0.199 ≈ national
Michigan 36 0.198 ≈ national
North Carolina 44 0.193 ≈ national
Illinois 44 0.192 ≈ national
West Virginia 5 0.191 ≈ national
Kentucky 16 0.187 ≈ national
Idaho 6 0.179 -8%
New York 68 0.172 -12%
California 135 0.161 -18%
Maryland 16 0.151 -23%
Florida 60 0.140 -28%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -29%
New Jersey 25 0.139 -29%
Oklahoma 10 0.136 -31%
Texas 108 0.134 -31%
Alabama 11 0.117 -40%
Georgia 25 0.110 -44%
Kansas 5 0.087 -56%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -65%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Maisy

Maisy is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #745 in 2025 with 365 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 4,207 American babies have been named Maisy. Its peak came in 2025, when 365 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maisy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maisy?

The median living Maisy is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 13. An estimated 4,200 people named Maisy are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maisy year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 365 #745
2024 351 #803
2023 356 #792
2022 268 #989
2021 249 #1,022
2020 212 #1,131
2019 215 #1,131
2018 167 #1,353
2017 178 #1,314
2016 212 #1,182
2015 222 #1,139
2014 181 #1,312
2013 143 #1,537
2012 97 #2,010
2011 91 #2,113
2010 94 #2,110
2009 85 #2,305
2008 62 #2,877
2007 74 #2,529
2006 62 #2,837
2005 65 #2,617
2004 69 #2,464
2003 62 #2,595
2002 63 #2,518
2001 67 #2,371
2000 66 #2,359
1995 7 #11,258
1990 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maisy, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maisy?

The median living Maisy is about 7 years old. Half of all living Maisys are between 2 and 13 years old.

How many people named Maisy are alive today?

An estimated 4,200 people named Maisy are alive in the United States, based on 4,207 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Maisy mean?

Maisie, also spelt Maisy or other minor variations, is a feminine given name.

How popular is the name Maisy in 2025?

Maisy ranked #745 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 365 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maisy?

4,207 babies have been named Maisy in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maisy most popular?

Maisy peaked in 2025, when 365 newborns received the name.

Is Maisy a boy or girl name?

Maisy is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maisy rising or falling?

Maisy is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Maisy become more popular?

Maisy is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 534 girls named Maisy in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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