Rising since 2002, #3,517 for girls today.
Popularity of Maizee since 2002
Babies named Maizee per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 51 |
| 2010s | 187 |
| 2020s | 214 |
Meaning & origin
Maizee first appeared on the U.S. Social Security Administration's baby name charts in 2002, and it has seen a rising trajectory ever since. As of 2025, it ranks 3517, with approximately 1 in 37378 newborn girls receiving the name. Its peak year so far is 2025, suggesting growing appeal. The spelling Maizee is a modern respelling of Maisie, the Scottish diminutive of Margaret. This creative spelling reflects broader trends in American naming, where phonetic adaptations of classic names gain popularity. While the top states for Maizee are not recorded, its rising trajectory indicates increasing adoption across the country.
Maizee is a modern spelling variant of Maisie, which originated as a Scottish diminutive of the name Margaret. Margaret comes from the Greek word margarites, meaning pearl. The name Maisie became popular in the English-speaking world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the Maizee spelling emerged in the early 2000s as part of a trend toward creative respellings.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Mae, Mazy, Zee
Sibling names for Maizee
Names that share Maizee's style, for a brother or sister.
