Maizie
Maisie, also spelt Maisy or other minor variations, is a feminine given name. It is a pet form of the Scottish Gaelic name Mairead or the Irish name Mairéad, which are the equivalent of the English name Margaret. The -ie is a diminutive suffix used in Scottish as well as Northern England English.
Meaning & Origin of Maizie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maisie, also spelt Maisy or other minor variations, is a feminine given name. It is a pet form of the Scottish Gaelic name Mairead or the Irish name Mairéad, which are the equivalent of the English name Margaret. The -ie is a diminutive suffix used in Scottish as well as Northern England English.
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The Story of Maizie
Maizie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1891, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 270 Maizies were born — ranking #960 that year. As of 2026, Maizie ranks #960 for baby girls with 270 births, rising sharply (+83% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Maizies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Maizie
Maizie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1891 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Maizie's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #960. Use the chart and map above to compare Maizie'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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