Is Masa a boy or girl name?

Masa is a girl’s name. Of the 545 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 97.8% were girls and 2.2% were boys.

Masa

Recorded 1919–2025 · United States

Masa was most popular in 2023, when 66 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,678 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,962, with 36 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 545 people named Masa.

Masa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Masa’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Masa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Masa is a girl’s name — 97.8% of the 545 Americans given it were girls and 2.2% 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.

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