Is Ma a boy or girl name?

Ma is a girl’s name. Of the 631 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ma

Recorded 1924–2018 · United States

Ma was most popular in 1990, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,475 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 631 people named Ma.

Ma over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ma’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ma a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ma is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 631 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ma

Where Ma is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org