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Masai

/mɑˈsɑi/ · 98% boys · 128 born in 2025

Masai has been given to about 882 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/mɑˈsɑi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 865
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Masai per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2025 · 128
  • Born in 2025128
  • All time882

How popular is Masai?

Its best year was 2025, when 128 babies were given the name, ranking 1511th. The typical living American called Masai is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Masai

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Makai0.85
  2. Jakai0.70
  3. Zakai0.70
  4. Malaki0.69
  5. Isai0.65
  6. Malakai0.64
  7. Malachi0.62
  8. Makhi0.59

Middle names for Masai

Ranked by flow score
  1. Masai Paul0.83
  2. Masai John0.83
  3. Masai Lee0.83
  4. Masai Dean0.82
  5. Masai Blake0.82
  6. Masai Bryce0.82

Sibling names for Masai

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Azaiahbrother · 0.94
  2. Alarasister · 0.94
  3. Oziasbrother · 0.94
  4. Asaiahbrother · 0.94
  5. Kiyomisister · 0.93
  6. Rynleesister · 0.93

Where Masai is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%
  2. South Carolina0.01%
  3. Georgia0.01%
  4. North Carolina0.01%
  5. Florida0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Masai Reyes0.78
  2. Masai Nguyen0.78
  3. Masai Lee0.78
  4. Masai Hall0.78
  5. Masai Green0.78
  6. Masai Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Masai

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Masai across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.