Boys' name · since 1997
Masaya
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Masaya, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 22
- total births
- 1997–2023
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Masaya is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Masaya recorded 22 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2023.
- 22 total births
- 1997–2023 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Masaya's 22 recorded births place it above 37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Masaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Masaya splits its recorded history at 2009: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Masaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2023
- Peak year (1998)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Masaya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Masaya's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Masaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Masaya's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1997–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Masaya: Baby Name Since 1997 - 22 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/masaya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Masaya 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 July 2026.