US rank #3479 Girls' name Peak 2022 323 births

Mahsa — #3479 US girls' name

323 babies named Mahsa in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s462000s152010s672020s183
#3479
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Mahsa was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

49 babies were named Mahsa in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahsa

The Social Security Administration has registered 323 babies named Mahsa between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mahsa currently holds the #3479 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahsa performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 183 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mahsa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 76 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Mahsa in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahsa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 323 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mahsa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

323

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2022

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,479

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mahsa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
49
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0102030405060 20242021201820142000199519911983 5

Mahsa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
183 births that decade — 57% of Mahsa's all-time total
1980s121990s462000s152010s672020s183

Mahsa by state

Where Mahsa concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Mahsa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
76 23.5%
#2 Virginia
31 9.6%
#3 Texas
19 5.9%
#4 Washington
18 5.6%
California share of Mahsa's total US births 23.5%
Even split

76 of 323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahsa?
323 babies have been named Mahsa since 1983. It currently ranks #3479 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 49 births.
When was Mahsa most popular?
Mahsa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 183 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Mahsa most popular?
The top states for the name Mahsa are California (76 births), Virginia (31 births), Texas (19 births).
How long has the name Mahsa been used?
Mahsa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mahsa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mahogany, Mahala, Mahalia, Maha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.