Girls' name · since 1916
Masel
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 52 babies named Masel, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Masel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 52 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Masel recorded 52 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1932.
- #34,619 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Masel ranks #34,619 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #34,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Masel's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Masel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Masel's full recorded timeline at 1925, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Masel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1932
- Peak year (1920)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Masel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (35 births, 67% of the file).
1920s was Masel's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Masel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
35 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Masel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Masel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
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, 1916–1932 (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 Masel 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.