Girls' name · since 1983
Mahsa
Mahsa has 351 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,609 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,810 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 351
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mahsa is the #4810 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 351 recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahsa has been recorded 351 times among girls since 1983, currently ranked #4810 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, 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 1983 to 2025.
- #14,609 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,810 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 351 born since 1983
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahsa ranks #14,609 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,810 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 351 born since 1983, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,609 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,810 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 351
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mahsa's 351 recorded births place it above 79.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mahsa compares
351 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Mahsa's all-time total is 7% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mahsa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 351 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mahsa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mahsa splits its recorded history at 2006: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mahsa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Mahsa by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (211 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Mahsa's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Mahsa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 67
2010s
67 births
- 2020s
2020s
211 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 211 births (60% of all-time use).
Mahsa by state
Where Mahsa concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 81 | 23.1% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 31 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 19 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Washington | | 18 | 5.1% |
81 of 351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Mahsa's data
- California records the most Mahsas (81 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Mahsa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Mahsa 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.