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Masa

Girl

Meaning of Masa: Japanese: 'true, righteous'

Masa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Japanese naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3867th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1302nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3867

36 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1302

25 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

545

First recorded 1919 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 11 babies2006: 7 babies2007: 5 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 13 babies2010: 16 babies20102011: 7 babies2012: 8 babies2013: 12 babies2014: 11 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 45 babies2017: 18 babies2018: 25 babies2019: 33 babies2020: 39 babies20202021: 31 babies2022: 41 babies2023: 66 babies2024: 55 babies2025: 36 babies
US babies named Masa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 66.

Gender split

2% boys · 98% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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