Girls' name · since 1970
Massiel
Massiel has 797 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 797
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Massiel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 797 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Massiel has been recorded 797 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.
- #8,751 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 797 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Massiel ranks #8,751 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 797 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 797
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Massiel's 797 recorded births place it above 87.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Massiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Massiel splits its recorded history at 1996: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Massiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (1986)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Massiel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (247 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Massiel's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Massiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 96
1970s
96 births
- 1980s
1980s
247 births
- 1990s
1990s
213 births
- 2000s 95
2000s
95 births
- 2010s 85
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 247 births (31% of all-time use).
How Massiel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Massiel's total volume
Massiel by state
Where Massiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 270 | 33.9% |
| #2 | California | | 45 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
270 of 797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Massiel's data
- Massiel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (247 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Massiels (270 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Massiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1970–2024 (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 Massiel 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.