Maisie

MAZE-ee

Scottish diminutive of Margaret or Mary

"pearl or bitter"

Maisie Origin and Meaning

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

Maisie, a hundred-year-old favorite, is in perfect tune with today, rising in tandem with cousin Daisy. Spelled Maisy, it's a popular children's book series.

While Maisie might traditionally be short for Margaret or Mary, it can also work as a nickname for Melissa, Marissa, or even Esme, And it stands perfectly well on its own.

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 as well as the name of hot young Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams.

Maisie re-entered the US Top 1000 in 2014 at 658, making it one of the fastest rising names of that year. She's still got a ways to go to catch up to to her English counterparts: in the UK, Maisie is among the most popular girls' names.

Maisie Popularity

• 409 US 2020
• 58 Nameberry 2022
• 270 Future 2028
• 41 England 2020
• 17 Scotland 2021
• 57 Ireland 2021
• 92 New Zealand 2021