Meaning & origin
What it means
Maisy is a diminutive of Margaret. Margaret goes back to Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης, meaning “pearl.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Maisy is a diminutive of Margaret. Margaret comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Maisy is a diminutive of Margaret. In English usage, Maisy is a diminutive of Maisie.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maisy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,207
- 0 boys · 4,207 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 365 babies
- 2025
- 365
- #745 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +61%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 365 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 745 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 61.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,453 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maisy’s family of names
In English usage, Maisy is a diminutive of Margaret. Maisy has a related form in Maisie. In English usage, Maisy is a diminutive of Maisie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maisy
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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