Girls' name · since 1991
Maisey
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 1,157 babies named Maisey, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,792 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,937 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,157
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maisey is the #1937 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,157 recorded since 1991.
Maisey has 1,157 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1937 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #6,792 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,937 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,157 born since 1991
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maisey ranks #6,792 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,937 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,157 born since 1991, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,792 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,937 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,157
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Maisey's 1,157 recorded births place it above 90.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maisey compares
1,157 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 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
Maisey's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maisey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,157 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maisey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maisey's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 100, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maisey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Currently ranks #1937 among girls.
1,157 total births across 35 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 100 births in a single year.
Maisey by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (474 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Maisey's strongest decade.
474 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Maisey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 96
1990s
96 births
- 2000s
2000s
194 births
- 2010s
2010s
393 births
- 2020s
2020s
474 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 474 births (41% of all-time use).
Maisey decade highlights
- Peak decade 474 births
- Runner-up 393 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Maisey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maisey's total volume
Maisey by state
Where Maisey concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 19 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Washington | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.0% |
24 of 1,157 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 2.1% of nationwide
- Michigan 1.7% of nationwide
- Texas 1.6% of nationwide
- Florida 1.4% of nationwide
- New York 1.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 12 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 2.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Maisey appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maisey's data
- California records the most Maiseys (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maisey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Maisey 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 August 2026.
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