Masai Boy
How popular is Masai?
#1,509 boy name in 2025
116 baby boys were named Masai in the US in 2025, making it the 1509th most popular boy name. Another 12 girls got the name (#8,360 for girls).
Masai popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,509 for boys (▲ 311 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 116 boys, 12 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+427% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,405 in 2015, #2,545 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (116 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,509 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1973 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Masai counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Masai family of names ranked #1,253 for boys in 2025 (#1,462 the year before), with 126 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Masai | 116 | 92% |
| Massai | 10 | 8% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Masai is most popular
Babies named Masai per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Pennsylvania: 0.2 per 1,000 (49 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (27 boys)
Masai by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21 | #3,221 |
| 1980s | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1990s | 39 | #7,631 |
| 2000s | 115 | #4,496 |
| 2010s | 240 | #2,555 |
| 2020s | 443 | #1,509 |
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Questions
- Is Masai a boy or girl name?
- Masai is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Masai were boys.
- How popular is the name Masai?
- 116 baby boys were named Masai in the US in 2025, making it the 1509th most popular boy name. Another 12 girls got the name (#8,360 for girls).
- When was Masai most popular?
- Masai peaked in 2025, when 116 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,509 in 2025.
- How many people are named Masai?
- 882 babies have been named Masai in the US since 1880. We estimate about 874 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Masai most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Masai was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.