US rank #8562 Girls' name Peak 2002 247 births

Maisa — #8562 US girls' name

247 babies named Maisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s292000s952010s612020s46
#8562
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Maisa was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

15 babies were named Maisa in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Maisa between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maisa currently holds the #8562 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maisa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Maisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maisa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 247 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maisa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

247

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2002

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,562

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
15
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 20242020201520112005200119911980 5

Maisa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
95 births that decade — 38% of Maisa's all-time total
1980s161990s292000s952010s612020s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maisa?
247 babies have been named Maisa since 1980. It currently ranks #8562 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 15 births.
When was Maisa most popular?
Maisa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Maisa been used?
Maisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.