Boys' name · since 2011
Maasai
159 babies named Maasai in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,380 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,112 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 159
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
159 babies have been named Maasai since 2011, making it today's #8112 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maasai has been recorded 159 times among boys since 2011, currently ranked #8112 nationally and more common than 42% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #14,380 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,112 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 159 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maasai ranks #14,380 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,112 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 159 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,380 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,112 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 159
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Maasai's 159 recorded births place it above 68.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Maasai compares
159 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maasai's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maasai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 159 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maasai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maasai splits its recorded history at 2019: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2017 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maasai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Maasai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (94 births, 59% of the file).
2020s was Maasai's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Maasai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 94 births (59% of all-time use).
Maasai by state
Where Maasai concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 159 births nationwide.
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- Pennsylvania records the most Maasais (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maasai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2011–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maasai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.