Maisie
Say it: MAY-zee/ˈmeɪ.zi/
GirlMeans pearl (from Margaret)6 letters2 syllables
#49
in Ireland (2025)
98
babies in 2025
#49
best rank (2025)
1,397
babies since 2000
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10-year rank change
Maisie through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98 | #49 |
| 2024 | 105 | #51 |
| 2023 | 90 | #65 |
| 2022 | 91 | #59 |
| 2021 | 100 | #58 |
| 2020 | 94 | #57 |
| 2019 | 95 | #60 |
| 2018 | 83 | #75 |
| 2017 | 94 | #68 |
| 2016 | 86 | #75 |
| 2015 | 79 | #82 |
| 2014 | 60 | #104 |
| 2013 | 50 | #122 |
| 2012 | 64 | #100 |
| 2011 | 66 | #102 |
| 2010 | 54 | #123 |
| 2009 | 35 | #172 |
| 2008 | 14 | #341 |
| 2007 | 9 | #433 |
| 2006 | 6 | #503 |
| 2005 | 7 | #424 |
| 2004 | 7 | #414 |
| 2003 | 3 | #655 |
| 2002 | 4 | #512 |
| 2000 | 3 | #536 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Maisie mean?
Pearl (from Margaret)
Scottish, a pet form of Margaret, built from May with the ending -sie.
Say it right
MAYzee
The story of Maisie
Maisie started out in Scotland as a pet form of Margaret. It was built from May, itself an old nickname for Margaret, with the ending -sie. Margaret goes back through French and Latin to the Greek word for a pearl, and it spread through Europe with the fame of the early saint Margaret the Virgin. The name is also spelt Maisy and in other small variations. Daisy is another pet name that grew out of Margaret, which is one reason the two sit so well together.
In Ireland Maisie is a new arrival. It first reached the CSO list in 2000 and rose quickly through the 2010s. It reached number 49 in 2025, a year after its biggest count, 105 girls in 2024.
It is more popular in Northern Ireland, where it climbed as high as 20th in 2023.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Maisie (English proper noun)
- Wiktionary: Margaret (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Maisie (given name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, Baby Names in Northern Ireland
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Maisie | 98 | 1,397 |
In Northern Ireland
#35 in 2025 with 47 babies. Best rank #20 (2023); 997 babies since 2002.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.