Maysa is a distinctive choice, ranked #902 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Maysa in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#902
About the Name Maysa
Maysa is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 49 places over five years. Its high point was #853 in 2020, and it now sits at #902. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1998.
Maysa is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school โ standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Maysa
Unlikely. With around 40 UK babies named Maysa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maysa in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Maysa has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 49 places in the last five years. Its peak was #853 in 2020. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Maysa is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Maysa include: Maysa Hussain Matrood โ Maysa Hussain Matrood is an Iraqi long-distance runner.; Maysa Jbarah โ Maysa Ziad Mahmoud Jbarah is a Jordanian footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Neom and the Jordan national team.; Maysa Pardayeva โ Maysa Pardayeva is a judoka from Turkmenistan..
Maysa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Maysas in the wild.
40
UK babies named Maysa (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 49 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Maysa
Likely around 1 other Maysa in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Maysa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Maysa Ziad Mahmoud Jbarah is a Jordanian footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Neom and the Jordan national team. She is her country's top goal scorer and most-capped player.
Maysa Rashed Ghadeer (Arabic: ู ูุณุงุก ุฑุงุดุฏ ุบุฏูุฑ) is an Emirati educator, writer and politician. In 2007 she was one of the first group of women to enter the Federal National Council.
Maysa Leak is an American jazz singer better known by her mononym Maysa. She is well known by fans of smooth jazz both for her solo work and her work with the British band Incognito.
Maad a Sinig Maysa Wali Jaxateh Manneh (Serer proper : Maysa Waali Maane, many variations : Maysa Waaly Dione, Maรฏssa Wali Dione, Maysa Wali Jon, Maissa Waly Manรฉ, etc.) was a king described in the oral tradition of the Serer pre-colonial Kingdom of Sine and the first of the Guelowar maternal dynasty to rule in Serer country. He reigned as Maad a Sinig (king of Sine) from c.