Is Masai a boy or girl name?

Masai is a boy’s name. Of the 882 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.0% were girls and 98.0% were boys.

Masai

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Masai was most popular in 2025, when 128 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,989 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,989, with 128 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 882 people named Masai.

Masai over time

Births per year. The dot marks Masai’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Masai a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Masai is a boy’s name — 2.0% of the 882 Americans given it were girls and 98.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% 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 Masai

Where Masai is most concentrated

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

Pennsylvania 6.0×

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