US rank #4383 Girls' name Peak 2022 554 births

Masha — #4383 US girls' name

554 babies named Masha in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s81970s421980s551990s732000s972010s1402020s133
#4383
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Masha was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

33 babies were named Masha in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Masha

The Social Security Administration has registered 554 babies named Masha between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Masha currently holds the #4383 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Masha performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Masha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Masha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Masha 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 554 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.

Masha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

554

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

2022

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,383

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Masha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
33
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
010203040 202420172010200319961988198119681951 6

Masha by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
140 births that decade — 25% of Masha's all-time total
1950s61960s81970s421980s551990s732000s972010s1402020s133

Masha by state

Where Masha concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Masha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
26 4.7%
#2 California
10 1.8%
New York share of Masha's total US births 4.7%
Even split

26 of 554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Masha?
554 babies have been named Masha since 1951. It currently ranks #4383 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 33 births.
When was Masha most popular?
Masha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Masha most popular?
The top states for the name Masha are New York (26 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Masha been used?
Masha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Masha?
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.

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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, 1951–2024 (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.