Recorded 1914–1929 Girls' name Peak 1923 137 births

Masae — girls' name

137 babies named Masae in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s481920s89
1920s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Masae was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

14 babies were named Masae in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Masae

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Masae between 1914 and 1929, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Masae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Masae performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Masae shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Masae in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Masae 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 137 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.

Masae at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

137

Since 1914

16 years of records

Peak year

1923

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1914

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1929

Masae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1914

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1923)
14
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
46810121416 19291926192419221920191819161914 8

Masae by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
89 births that decade — 65% of Masae's all-time total
1910s481920s89

Masae by state

Where Masae concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Masae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
103 75.2%
#2 California
11 8.0%
Hawaii share of Masae's total US births 75.2%
Even split

103 of 137 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Masae?
137 babies have been named Masae since 1914. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1923 with 14 births.
When was Masae most popular?
Masae was most popular in the 1920s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Masae most popular?
The top states for the name Masae are Hawaii (103 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Masae been used?
Masae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 16 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Masae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mason, Masako, Massiel, Masyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1914–1929 (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.