Boys' name · since 1973
Masai
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 864 babies named Masai, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,631 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,512 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 864
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
Masai currently ranks #1512 among boys' names in America, with 864 babies recorded since 1973.
Masai has 864 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1512 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #5,631 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,512 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 864 born since 1973
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Masai ranks #5,631 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,512 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 864 born since 1973, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,631 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,512 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 864
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
Masai's 864 recorded births place it above 87.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Masai compares
864 Top 34% higher than 66% of 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
Masai's all-time total is 134% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Masai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 864 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 116 | 34 | 22,252 |
Masai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Masai's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 116, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Masai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 116
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Masai popularity over time - girls
18 total births recorded since 2024 (Masai as girls' name)
Masai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (443 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Masai's strongest decade.
443 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Masai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 115
2000s
115 births
- 2010s
2010s
240 births
- 2020s
2020s
443 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 443 births (51% of all-time use).
How Masai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Masai's total volume
Masai by state
Where Masai concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 97 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 35 | 4.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 34 | 3.9% |
| #4 | California | | 27 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 27 | 3.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 25 | 2.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 25 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 8 | 0.9% |
97 of 864 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Masai appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- Pennsylvania records the most Masais (97 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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Similar peak year (~2025)
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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, 1973–2025 (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 Masai 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.