Boys' name · since 1990
Masen
3,243 babies named Masen in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,398 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,862 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,243
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Masen currently ranks #2862 among boys' names in America, with 3,243 babies recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Masen recorded 3,243 times among boys since 1990, holding rank #2862 nationally today, ahead of 79% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #2,398 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,862 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,243 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Masen ranks #2,398 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,862 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,243 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,398 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,862 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,243
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Masen's 3,243 recorded births place it above 94.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Masen compares
3,243 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Masen's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Masen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,243 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 324 | 34 | 22,252 |
Masen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Masen's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 324, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Masen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 324
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Masen popularity over time - girls
92 total births recorded since 1997 (Masen as girls' name)
Masen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,735 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Masen's strongest decade.
1,735 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Masen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 230
1990s
230 births
- 2000s
2000s
936 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,735 births
- 2020s 342
2020s
342 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,735 births (53% of all-time use).
How Masen 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 Masen's total volume
Masen by state
Where Masen concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 231 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 209 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 115 | 3.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 107 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 103 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 90 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 74 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Washington | | 65 | 2.0% |
231 of 3,243 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Masen appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Masen's data
- Masen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,735 total births); usage has since declined to 342 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Masens (231 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Masen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Masen 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.