Maisel
Maisel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alan Maisel, American politician Charlie Maisel (1894–1953), American baseball player David Maisel, American film and stage producer David Maisel, American photographer and visual artist Edward Maisel (1917–2008), American writer Eric Maisel, American psychotherapist and author Ernst Maisel (1896–1978), German Wehrmacht general Fritz…
Meaning & Origin of Maisel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maisel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Alan Maisel, American politician Charlie Maisel (1894–1953), American baseball player David Maisel, American film and stage producer David Maisel, American photographer and visual artist Edward Maisel (1917–2008), American writer Eric Maisel, American psychotherapist and author Ernst Maisel (1896–1978), German Wehrmacht general Fritz…
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The Story of Maisel
Maisel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2019, with 11 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 11 births, good for #9,108 nationwide. About 71% of every Maisel on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Maisel last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 38 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Maisel
Phonetically similar names — useful when Maisel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Meisel
- Muscle
- Missile
- Missle
- Mussel
- Missel
- Mistle
- Missal
- Missil
- Masl
- Mosul
- Mosel
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Maisel
Maisel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 38 births in the dataset. Maisel's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #9,108. Use the chart and map above to compare Maisel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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