US rank #801 Girls' name Peak 2023 3,841 births

Maisy — #801 US girls' name

3,841 babies named Maisy in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#801
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Maisy was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

356 babies were named Maisy in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maisy

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,841 babies named Maisy between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maisy currently holds the #801 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 356 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maisy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,600 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maisy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 313 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Maisy in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maisy 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 3,841 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.

Maisy at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

3,841

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2023

356 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#801

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maisy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2023)
356
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Maisy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,600 births that decade — 42% of Maisy's all-time total
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Maisy by state

Where Maisy concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Maisy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
313 8.1%
#2 Texas
202 5.3%
#3 Pennsylvania
140 3.6%
#4 Illinois
124 3.2%
#5 Minnesota
117 3.0%
#6 New York
98 2.6%
#7 Ohio
96 2.5%
#8 Washington
96 2.5%
California share of Maisy's total US births 8.1%
Even split

313 of 3,841 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Maisy appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maisy?
3,841 babies have been named Maisy since 1991. It currently ranks #801 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 356 births.
When was Maisy most popular?
Maisy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,600 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Maisy most popular?
The top states for the name Maisy are California (313 births), Texas (202 births), Pennsylvania (140 births).
How long has the name Maisy been used?
Maisy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maisy?
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, 1991–2024 (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.