Maisie

MAZE-ee

Scottish diminutive of Margaret or Mary

"pearl or bitter"

Maisie Origin and Meaning

The name Maisie is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "pearl or bitter".

Maisie, a charming name long popular as a nickname for Margaret or Mary, entered the Top 1000 as itself ten years ago and continues to rise. Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams helped propel the name back into the limelight, along with the that of her character, Arya.

In literature, Maisie is the name of the precocious young title character in the Henry James novel What Maisie Knew, and is also the main female character in Rudyard Kipling's The Light That Failed. And to bring things up to date, Maisie is a half-blood character in the Harry Potter series. Spelled Maisy, it's a popular children's book series.

When Maisie re-entered the US Top 1000 in 2014 at 658, it was one of the fastest rising names of that year. She's still got a ways to go In the US to catch up to other English-speaking countries, where Maisie ranks in the Top 100.

Maisie Rank in US Top 1000

# 293 in the US

Maisie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 78 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Maisie

• 293 US 2023
• 78 Nameberry 2025
• 141 Canada 2023
• 69 Future 2035
• 41 England 2023
• 18 Scotland 2024
• 49 Ireland 2024
• 70 Australia 2024
• 86 New Zealand 2024

20 Names Similar to Maisie

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Maisie.

• Mae
• Elsie
• Willa
• Sadie
• Ada
• Nora
• Millie
• Cora
• Evie
• Margot
• Maeve
• Eloise
• Esme
• Piper
• Pippa
• Sloane
• Quinn
• Thea
• Wren
• Mabel

Famous People Named Maisie

• Margaret Constance "Maisie" Williams English actress
• Maisie Louise Smith English actress
• Maisie Richardson Sellers, British actress
• Maud Daisy "Maisie" Gay English actress and singer
• Mary Josephine "Maisie" Ward British author and biographer
• Maisie Shiell Canadian activist
• Maisie Mosco English novelist
• (Stella Grace) Maisie (Fawcett) Carr Australian botanist
• Maisie Rose Methuen Welsh gymnast
• Maisie Mae Roffey (b. 1988) daughter of actress Julie Walters and Grant Roffey

The name Maisie in Pop Culture

• Maisie Douglas character in "Eleanor and Park" by Rainbow Rowell
• Maisie Cattermole character in the Harry Potter series
• Maisie Dobbs main character in mystery series by Jacqueline Winspear
• Maisie Collins daughter of Adrianna and Ty on TV's "90210"
• Maisie Farange character in Henry James' "What Maisie Knew"
• Maisie Ravier main character in a series of movies including "Maisie was a Lady"
• Maisie MacKenzie kitten in a series of children's books by Aileen Paterson
• Maisie Wylde character on British soap "Emmerdale"
• Maisie Jones character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
• "Maisie Raine " British TV series and its main character
• Maisie character in British comic strip The Perishers
• Maisie Lockwood character in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom"
• Maizy Russell character in movie "Uncle Buck"
• Mayzie LaBird bird in Dr. Seuss' "Horton Hatches the Egg" and musical "Seussical"