boy's name
Masai
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 901
Masai is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 128 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 128 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 25,901 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1973.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Masai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 21 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 39 |
| 2000s | 115 |
| 2010s | 240 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 461 |
How popular is Masai?
In 2025, Masai was given to 128 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Masai is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Masai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Masai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Masai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Masai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Masai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Masai
How popular is the name Masai?
In 2025, Masai was given to 128 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Masai a girl's or a boy's name?
Masai is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Masai?
Masai has 3 syllables.
When was Masai most popular?
Masai peaked in 2025, when 128 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Masai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Masai currently ranks #1,511 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.