Total births
263
Girls' name · since 1980
Maisa
Maisa has 263 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8593
- among girls today
- 263
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
Maisa currently ranks #8593 among girls' names in America, with 263 babies recorded since 1980.
Maisa has 263 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8593 as of the latest data, more common than 52% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #8593 among girls today
- 263 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
- 52% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Maisa is currently the #8593 girls' name in America, more common than 52% of girls - 263 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8593
- among girls today
- 263
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
Maisa vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8593
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 52% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Maisa was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
16 babies were named Maisa in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Maisa compares
263 42th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maisa's all-time total is 31% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maisa | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 263 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 48 | 19,840 |
Maisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maisa's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maisa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#8,593
Active since
1980
Maisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Maisa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Maisa's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Maisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 95 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maisa? ▼
Since 1980, Social Security records show 263 babies named Maisa. Today it holds rank #8593 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 16 births.
When was Maisa most popular? ▼
Maisa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Maisa been used? ▼
Maisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 46 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Maisa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maia, Maisie, Maira, Mai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Maisa's data
- Maisa's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Maisa
Nearby Names Like Maisa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maisa
Maia Girl
#460 18,200 births
Maisie Girl
#256 12,954 births
Maira Girl
#2758 6,341 births
Mai Girl
#3229 5,677 births
Maite Girl
#1043 4,466 births
Compare Maisa side by side: Maisa vs Maia Maisa vs Maisie Maisa vs Maira
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Maisa: #8593 Girls' Name - 263 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maisa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maisa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.