Masai
Masai was the 1511th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 116 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,981 places. More babies were named Masai in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,511 boys, up 1,062 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 116boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025116 babies
- Total since 1880
- 882babies recorded
Masai popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 18 since 2024, 12 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,511 | 116 |
| 2020 | #2,573 | 50 |
| 2010 | #7,945 | 10 |
| 2000 | #6,657 | 10 |
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How popular is Masai, counting every spelling?
Masai is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,309 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,511 for Masai on its own. Together these spellings went to 136 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masai | 116 | #1,511 | 393 |
| Maasai | 10 | #8,012 | 75 |
| Massai | 10 | #8,022 | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Masai?
116 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Masai (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Masai born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 72 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Masai.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Masai?
About 900 people born in the US named Masai are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 13. That makes Masai a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Masai by state
How common Masai was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (4.1×), New Jersey (3.1×), Georgia (2.6×), North Carolina (2.1×). In 39 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Masai: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Masai, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Masai
How popular is the name Masai?
Masai was the 1511th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 116 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,981 places. More babies were named Masai in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Masai a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Masai in the US.
Where is Masai most popular?
In 2021–2025, Masai was most common in Pennsylvania (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Georgia.