Recorded 1997–2023 Boys' name Peak 1998 22 births

Masaya — boys' name

22 babies named Masaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

22 boys have been named Masaya since 1997, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.

22
total births
1997–2023
years on record
1990s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Masaya was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

7 babies were named Masaya in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Masaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Masaya between 1997 and 2023, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Masaya currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Masaya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Masaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Masaya 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 22 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.

Masaya at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

22

Since 1997

27 years of records

Peak year

1998

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1997

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2023

Masaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1997

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1998)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Masaya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 55% of Masaya's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Masaya?
22 babies have been named Masaya since 1997. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1998 with 7 births.
When was Masaya most popular?
Masaya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Masaya been used?
Masaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 27 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Masaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mason, Massimo, Masen, Masyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1997–2023 (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.