Recorded 1914–1924 Girls' name Peak 1922 63 births

Masaye — girls' name

63 babies named Masaye in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s341920s29
1910s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Masaye was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

10 babies were named Masaye in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Masaye

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Masaye between 1914 and 1924, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Masaye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Masaye performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Masaye shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Masaye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Masaye 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 63 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.

Masaye at a glance

Last recorded 1924

Total births

63

Since 1914

11 years of records

Peak year

1922

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1924

Active since

1914

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1924

Masaye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1914

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1922)
10
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 1924192219211920191919181917191619151914 6

Masaye by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
34 births that decade — 54% of Masaye's all-time total
1910s341920s29

Masaye by state

Where Masaye concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Masaye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 20.6%
California share of Masaye's total US births 20.6%

13 of 63 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Masaye?
63 babies have been named Masaye since 1914. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1922 with 10 births.
When was Masaye most popular?
Masaye was most popular in the 1910s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Masaye most popular?
The top states for the name Masaye are California (13 births).
How long has the name Masaye been used?
Masaye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 11 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Masaye?
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, 1914–1924 (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.