Unisex name · since 1997
Masiah
Masiah has 1,204 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,574 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,274 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,204
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Masiah is the #2274 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,204 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Masiah has been recorded 1,204 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #2274 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #4,574 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,274 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,204 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Masiah ranks #4,574 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,274 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,204 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,574 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,274 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,204
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Masiah's 1,204 recorded births place it above 89.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Masiah compares
1,204 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Masiah's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Masiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,204 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 105 | 34 | 22,252 |
Masiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Masiah splits its recorded history at 2012: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 105 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Masiah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Masiah popularity over time - girls
122 total births recorded since 1998 (Masiah as girls' name)
Masiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (604 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Masiah's strongest decade.
604 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Masiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 123
2000s
123 births
- 2010s
2010s
604 births
- 2020s
2020s
456 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 604 births (50% of all-time use).
How Masiah 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 Masiah's total volume
Masiah by state
Where Masiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 68 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 60 | 5.0% |
| #3 | California | | 36 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 36 | 3.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 28 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 28 | 2.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 27 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 1.8% |
68 of 1,204 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Masiah appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Masiah's data
- Masiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (604 total births) through the 2020s (456) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Masiahs (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Masiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Masiah 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.