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Maizie is a feminine name in current use in the United States: it ranked #901 for girls in the United States in 2025. Maizie is a listed spelling of Maisie, a Scottish diminutive of Margaret, which goes back to Greek margarites "pearl". The full derivation, and how far the sources will carry it, is set out below.
Meaning and etymology
Wiktionary's Maisie entry lists Maizie among its alternative forms, and derives Maisie from Scottish Gaelic Mairead plus -sie, giving it as a diminutive of Margaret. Behind the Name says the same — Maisie is a "Scottish diminutive of Mairead", itself the Scottish Gaelic form of Margaret — and traces Margaret to Latin Margarita, from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites) "pearl".
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Linguistic roots
| Language | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Greek | μαργαρίτης (margarites) | pearl |
Popularity
Maizie ranked #901 for girls in the United States in 2025. The figure comes from the Social Security Administration's national file for that year.
| Region | Year | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | #901 | ssa-2025 |
Frequently asked questions
What does the name Maizie mean?
Maizie is a listed spelling of Maisie, a Scottish diminutive of Margaret, which goes back to Greek margarites "pearl".
Is Maizie a popular name?
Maizie ranked #901 for girls in the United States in 2025. (Social Security Administration data).
Is Maizie a boy's or a girl's name?
In the 2025 SSA data Maizie appears in the girls' list.
Sources
- U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names — national data, year of birth 2025 — supports popularity, gender usage.
- Wiktionary: Maisie — Wiktionary, the free dictionary — supports Maizie as an alternative form, derivation from Mairead, link to Margaret.
- Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Maisie — supports Maisie as a Scottish diminutive of Mairead.
- Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Margaret — supports Greek root "pearl".
- Behind the Name: Behind the Name search for Maizie (no entry) — supports absence of an entry for this spelling.
