Maizy
A diminutive form of the feminine name Mary, of Hebrew origin meaning "bitter" or "beloved".
Name Census estimates that about 1,481 living Americans carry the first name Maizy. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Maizy today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maizy births was 2024 (105 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maizy. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Maizy with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Maizy is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 12 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 231,434 Americans
Peak year
2024
105 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,899
Tracked since 1995
Census
Maizy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,033 people with the first name Maizy, which placed it at #12,156 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,156
National first-name rank
People counted
1.0K
1,033 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
83.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Maizy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maizy is White at 83.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.5%) and Two or More Races (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Maizy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Maizy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White83.5% · 863
- Hispanic or Latino7.5% · 77
- Two or more races6.6% · 68
- Black or African American0.9% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 8
Popularity
Maizy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Maizy from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 681 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Maizy remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maizy 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 Maizy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Maizys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 16 states and territories. California, Texas, Utah recorded the most babies named Maizy, while Washington, New York, Missouri recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 22 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Maizy
The name Maizy is of English origin and dates back to the late 19th century. It is a variation of the name Maisie, which is a diminutive form of the name Margaret. The name Margaret is derived from the Greek name Margarites, which means "pearl."
The earliest recorded use of the name Maizy can be traced back to the late 1800s in England. It was likely a creative spelling variation of the more common name Maisie, which was popular at the time. While not as widely used as Maisie, Maizy gained some popularity as a unique alternative spelling.
One of the earliest known individuals to bear the name Maizy was Maizy Josephine Hart, an English actress born in 1892. She had a successful career on the stage and appeared in several West End productions in the early 20th century.
Another notable Maizy was Maizy Daris, a French singer and actress born in 1919. She performed in several films and stage productions during the mid-20th century and was known for her distinctive voice and charismatic stage presence.
In the literary world, Maizy Reeves was an American author and playwright born in 1925. She wrote several novels and plays, including the critically acclaimed work "The Maizy Chronicles," which chronicled her experiences growing up in a small town in the American South.
Moving to the field of sports, Maizy Brinton was a Canadian Olympic swimmer born in 1945. She competed in the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games and won a bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle event at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
Lastly, Maizy Elliot was a British artist and sculptor born in 1955. Her works, which often explored themes of nature and the human form, were exhibited in several prestigious galleries and museums throughout Europe and North America.
While not as common as some other names, Maizy has a rich history and has been borne by individuals from various fields and backgrounds over the past century and a half.
People
Maizy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maizy 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
Maizy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maizy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,481 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maizy 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 231,434 US residents.
Is Maizy a common name?
We classify Maizy as "Rare". It ranks above 92.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,495 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maizy most popular?
The single biggest year for Maizy was 2024, when 105 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maizy is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Maizy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,033 people with the name Maizy, or 0.34 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,156 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Maizy in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Maizy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Maizy appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,034 people counted with this name, 99.2% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Maizy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maizy is White at 83.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.5%) and Two or More Races (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Maizy most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Maizy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.5% (863 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Maizy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Maizy a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Maizy 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.
Is Maizy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Maizy in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Maizy can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are called Maizy?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.