Masa
Girl name · #3990 in 2025 · Uniqueness 79/100
Masa is currently the #3990 girl name in the United States — 36 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5653, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 50,000 girls born in 2025 was named Masa.
The 106-year story
Masa first appears in the Social Security records in 1919, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 66 babies and a rank of #2646. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Masa per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Masa in class?
Masa scores 79 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Masa will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Masa is most common
State-level data for Masa is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Masa
Statistically, parents drawn to Masa tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mahsa, Asa, Issa, Maila, and Mariposa.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Masa | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3975 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2976 |
| 2023 | 66 | #2646 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3703 |
| 2021 | 31 | #4413 |
| 2020 | 39 | #3735 |
| 2019 | 33 | #4260 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5152 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6531 |
| 2016 | 45 | #3464 |
| 2015 | 23 | #5653 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9517 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9036 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12199 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13347 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11246 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8888 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11599 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17636 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13606 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9452 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8505 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13595 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4967 |
| 1919 | 6 | #4251 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Masa a popular girl name?
Masa ranked #3990 among girls in 2025 with 36 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5653.
When was the name Masa most popular?
Masa peaked in 2023, when 66 American girls received the name (ranked #2646 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Masa?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 50,000 newborn American girls was named Masa. It scores 79/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.