How Many People Are Named Ma?
An estimated 555 people in the United States have the first name Ma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Ma peaked in popularity in 1990 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ma as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
555
About 1 in 617,575 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1990
31 births
Total Registered
630
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ma
Ma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 630 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ma as a female name
Ranked #13,282 in 2018
7 female births in 2018
Peak: 1990 (31 births)
Ma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ma span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 217 babies were registered. Ma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ma by Decade
How has Ma tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ma by State
Birth registrations for Ma span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Illinois, California, Texas. On average, about 51 Mas were registered per state.
Ma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ma
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Ma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ma?
We estimate approximately 555 people named Ma are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 617,575 Americans share this first name.
Is Ma a common name?
Ma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 630 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ma most popular?
Ma reached peak popularity in 1990, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ma is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ma a female name?
Ma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ma Smith, Ma Johnson, Ma Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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