Maizie
A feminine form of the English surname derived from the month of May.
Name Census estimates that about 2,252 living Americans carry the first name Maizie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Maizie today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maizie births was 2023 (247 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maizie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Maizie is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 11 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.3K
~ 1 in 152,200 Americans
Peak year
2023
247 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,038
Tracked since 1891
Popularity
Maizie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Maizie from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 970 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maizie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Maizie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Maizies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 33 states and territories. California, Ohio, Texas recorded the most babies named Maizie, while South Carolina, Oregon, Nevada recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 32 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Maizie
The name Maizie is derived from the Scottish name Maisie, which is a diminutive form of the name Mary. The name Mary itself is derived from the Hebrew name Miryam, which is believed to have originated from the ancient Egyptian word "mer," meaning "beloved."
The earliest recorded use of the name Maisie dates back to the 16th century in Scotland. It gained popularity in the 19th and early 20th centuries as a Scottish and English name. The variation Maizie likely emerged as a creative spelling of Maisie during the same time period.
One of the earliest notable figures with the name Maizie was Maizie Greig, a Scottish actress born in 1904. She appeared in several films in the 1930s and 1940s, including "The Beachcomber" and "The Thief of Bagdad."
In literature, the name Maizie appeared in the 1927 novel "Elmer Gantry" by Sinclair Lewis, where it was the name of one of the characters. This exposure may have contributed to the name's popularity in the early 20th century.
Another well-known figure with the name was Maizie Taylor, an American jazz singer and actress born in 1917. She was known for her performances in musicals and films during the 1940s and 1950s.
In the world of sports, Maizie Bradshaw was a Canadian basketball player born in 1933. She represented Canada in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games and was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame.
Maizie Albright, born in 1940, was an American actress and model who appeared in several television shows and films in the 1960s and 1970s, including "The Patty Duke Show" and "The Green Slime."
These examples illustrate the historical use of the name Maizie across various fields, including entertainment, literature, and sports, primarily in the 20th century.
People
Maizie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maizie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Maizie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maizie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,252 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maizie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 152,200 US residents.
Is Maizie a common name?
We classify Maizie as "Rare". It ranks above 94.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,754 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maizie most popular?
The single biggest year for Maizie was 2023, when 247 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maizie is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Maizie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Maizie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.