Unisex name · since 1886
Massie
Massie has 251 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 251
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Massie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 251 have been recorded since 1886.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Massie has been recorded 251 times among girls since 1886, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2020.
- #17,561 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 251 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Massie ranks #17,561 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 251 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 251
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Massie's 251 recorded births place it above 75.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Massie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Massie splits its recorded history at 1920: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1886 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Massie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2020
- Peak year (1922)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 135 years of records
Massie popularity over time - boys
99 total births recorded since 1911 (Massie as boys' name)
Massie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (88 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Massie's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Massie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 14
1890s
14 births
- 1900s 30
1900s
30 births
- 1910s
1910s
74 births
- 1920s
1920s
88 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 88 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Massie's data
- Massie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Massie: 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 (~134 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, 1886–2020 (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 Massie 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.