Recorded 1886–2020 Unisex name Peak 1922 251 births

Massie — unisex name

251 babies named Massie in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Massie was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

13 babies were named Massie in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Massie

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Massie between 1886 and 2020, spanning 135 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Massie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Massie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 99 additional births since 1911.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Massie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Massie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Massie 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 251 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.

Massie at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

251

Since 1886

135 years of records

Peak year

1922

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1886

Recorded for 135 years

Last year on file: 2020

Massie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1886

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1922)
13
Annual births at peak — across 135 years of records
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Massie popularity over time — boys

99 total births recorded since 1911 (Massie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 99 births
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Massie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
88 births that decade — 35% of Massie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Massie?
251 babies have been named Massie since 1886. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1922 with 13 births.
When was Massie most popular?
Massie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Is Massie a unisex name?
Yes, Massie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 251 births, and as a boy's name it has 99 births.
How long has the name Massie been used?
Massie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 135 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Massie?
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.

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, 1886–2020 (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.