How Many People Are Named Maisie?
An estimated 10,857 people in the United States have the first name Maisie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Maisie peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,241 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maisie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maisie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Maisie is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
10,857
About 1 in 31,570 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,241 births
Total Registered
11,618
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maisie
Maisie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,618 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maisie as a female name
Ranked #255 in 2024
1,241 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,241 births)
Maisie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maisie span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 4,765 babies were registered. Maisie remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Maisie by Decade
How has Maisie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maisie by State
Birth registrations for Maisie span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Delaware, District of Columbia. On average, about 182 Maisies were registered per state.
Maisie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maisie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maisie
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maisie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maisie?
We estimate approximately 10,857 people named Maisie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 31,570 Americans share this first name.
Is Maisie a common name?
Maisie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,618 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maisie most popular?
Maisie reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,241 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maisie is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maisie a female name?
Maisie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maisie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maisie Smith, Maisie Johnson, Maisie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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