Recorded 1995–2018 Girls' name Peak 1995 10 births

Masuma — girls' name

10 babies named Masuma in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52010s5

The verdict

10 girls have been named Masuma since 1995, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2018.

10
total births
1995–2018
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Masuma was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

5 babies were named Masuma in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Masuma

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Masuma between 1995 and 2018, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Masuma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Masuma performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Masuma shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Masuma in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Masuma 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 10 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.

Masuma at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

10

Since 1995

24 years of records

Peak year

1995

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1995

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2018

Masuma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1995

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1995)
5
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
5 20181995 5

Masuma by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5 births that decade — 50% of Masuma's all-time total
1990s52010s5

Masuma by state

Where Masuma concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Masuma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 50.0%
New York share of Masuma's total US births 50.0%

5 of 10 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Masuma?
10 babies have been named Masuma since 1995. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1995 with 5 births.
When was Masuma most popular?
Masuma was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Masuma most popular?
The top states for the name Masuma are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Masuma been used?
Masuma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 24 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Masuma?
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, 1995–2018 (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.