Boys' name · since 2000
Massai
131 babies named Massai in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,661 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,003 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 131
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
131 babies have been named Massai since 2000, making it today's #8003 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Massai recorded 131 times among boys since 2000, holding rank #8003 nationally today, ahead of 43% 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 2000 to 2025.
- #15,661 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,003 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 131 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Massai ranks #15,661 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,003 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 131 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,661 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,003 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 131
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Massai's 131 recorded births place it above 65.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Massai compares
131 30th percentile among 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
Massai's all-time total is 64% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Massai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 131 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Massai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Massai splits its recorded history at 2015: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Massai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Massai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (59 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Massai's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Massai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 59 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Massai's data
- Massai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2020s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Massai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Massai 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.