boy's name
Massai
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 136
Massai is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2017, when 11 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2000.
Massai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 36 |
| 2010s | 59 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 36 |
How popular is Massai?
In 2025, Massai was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Massai 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 Massai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Massai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Massai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Massai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Massai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Massai
How popular is the name Massai?
In 2025, Massai was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Massai a girl's or a boy's name?
Massai is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Massai most popular?
Massai peaked in 2017, when 11 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Massai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Massai currently ranks #8,005 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.