Recorded 1917–2020 Unisex name Peak 1924 69 births

Massey — boys' name

69 babies named Massey in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Massey was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

7 babies were named Massey in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Massey

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Massey between 1917 and 2020, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Massey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Massey is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 43 additional births since 2005.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Massey performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Massey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Massey 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 69 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.

Massey at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

69

Since 1917

104 years of records

Peak year

1924

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1917

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2020

Massey popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1917

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1924)
7
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
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Massey popularity over time — girls

43 total births recorded since 2005 (Massey as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 43 births
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Massey by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
28 births that decade — 41% of Massey's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Massey?
69 babies have been named Massey since 1917. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1924 with 7 births.
When was Massey most popular?
Massey was most popular in the 1920s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Is Massey a unisex name?
Yes, Massey is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 69 births, and as a girl's name it has 43 births.
How long has the name Massey been used?
Massey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 104 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Massey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mason, Massimo, Masen, Masyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–2020 (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.