How Many People Are Named Masa?
An estimated 490 people in the United States have the first name Masa. It is predominantly female (97.6%). The average bearer is 9 years old, and Masa peaked in popularity in 2023 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Masa 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 Masa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
490
About 1 in 699,499 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.6% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2023
66 births
Total Registered
509
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Masa
Masa is predominantly female (97.6%), though 12 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Masa as a male name
Ranked #10,370 in 2010
7 male births in 2010
Peak: 2010 (7 births)
Masa as a female name
Ranked #2,995 in 2024
55 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (66 births)
Masa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Masa span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 232 babies were registered. Masa remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Masa by Decade
How has Masa 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.
Masa by State
Birth registrations for Masa span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, Michigan. On average, about 13 Masas were registered per state.
Masa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Masa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Masa
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Masa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Masa?
We estimate approximately 490 people named Masa 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 699,499 Americans share this first name.
Is Masa a common name?
Masa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 509 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Masa most popular?
Masa reached peak popularity in 2023, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Masa is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Masa a female name?
Masa is predominantly female. 97.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Masa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Masa Smith, Masa Johnson, Masa 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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