Girl's name
Masa
Say it MAH-shah
Russian origin 2 syllables
Where Masa is loved, common and rare
Common across Slovenia and one more place. Rare in Israel, Austria, three German cities and seven more places.
1 in 4,473 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Slovenia 28thIsrael 129thAustria 235th
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Every place
In 14 of the 40 official lists, among them Slovenia (28th), Israel (129th) and Austria (235th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia as Maša | 28th 2025 | 57 | about 1 in 116 |
| Israel מאסה | 129th 2024 | 186 | about 1 in 422 |
| Austria | 235th 2025 | 25 | 1 in 1,429 |
| Berlin city | 306th 2023 | 10 | about 1 in 1,450 |
| Sweden | 353rd 2025 | 20 | about 1 in 2,008 |
| The Netherlands | 523rd 2025 | 24 | about 1 in 2,542 |
| Scotland | 632nd 2025 | 4 | 1 in 4,473 |
| Switzerland as Maša | 901st 2025 | 6 | 1 in 5,666 |
| England and Wales | 1362nd 2025 | 23 | 1 in 11,012 |
| Ontario province | 1409th 2024 | 7 | about 1 in 7,781 |
| Italy | 2199th 2024 | 3 | 1 in 59,723 |
| Croatia as Maša | 33rd 2025 | 121 | rank only |
| Leipzig city | 344th 2025 | 2 | about 1 in 1,312 |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, Ireland, Quebec, British Columbia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, France, Munich, Cologne, Rostock, Norway, Spain, Catalonia, Poland and Hungary.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30) and Argentina (top 20).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Israel publishes names in Hebrew script. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.
Sources: Statistični urad Republike Slovenije (SURS), SiStat (Slovenia); Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) (Israel); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Ministarstvo pravosuđa, uprave i digitalne transformacije (Matica rođenih) (Croatia); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Masa is a Russian name, also written Maša, and its pronunciation, MAH-shah, follows that spelling: the š is said like the English sh.
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It has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Short and soft, it needs no nickname, and it has no common variants.
Masa is most common in Austria, and it ranks among the top 35 names in both Slovenia and Croatia. It is also used in Israel, while English-speaking places such as England and Wales and Ontario see it only rarely. It is rising in eight regions and falling in just one, and Canadian records place its peak in 2021, so it is a recent and growing choice.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- MAH-shah, 2 syllables
- Origin
- Russian
Counted together here: Maša.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 8 of 10 regions, falling in 1.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 4763 | 3583 | 3985 | 3541 | 1939 | 1692 | 1767 | 2346 | 1302 | 1362 |
| Ireland | 883 | 634 | 898 | |||||||
| Ontario | 925 | 1134 | 876 | 591 | 738 | 754 | 1409 | |||
| France | 3622 | 3605 | ||||||||
| The Netherlands | 763 | 715 | 678 | 659 | 509 | 663 | 523 | |||
| Austria | 353 | 393 | 417 | 441 | 363 | 363 | 240 | 286 | 226 | 235 |
| Switzerland | 922 | 1370 | 892 | 1130 | 1147 | 901 | ||||
| Berlin | 963 | 803 | 814 | 484 | 654 | 368 | 306 | |||
| Leipzig | 263 | 243 | 406 | 186 | 222 | 344 | ||||
| Rostock | 187 | 174 | ||||||||
| Sweden | 457 | 349 | 309 | 348 | 315 | 318 | 267 | 383 | 375 | 353 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 28 |
| Croatia | 27 | 30 | 33 | |||||||
| Israel | 224 | 297 | 267 | 287 | 172 | 211 | 131 | 125 | 129 |
England and Wales, 2008 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1362 | 23 | 9.1 |
| 2024 | 1302 | 25 | 9.7 |
| 2023 | 2346 | 11 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 1767 | 16 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 1692 | 17 | 6.2 |
| 2020 | 1939 | 14 | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 3541 | 6 | 2.1 |
| 2018 | 3985 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 3583 | 6 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | 4763 | 4 | 1.3 |
| 2015 | 4736 | 4 | 1.3 |
| 2012 | 5876 | 3 | 0.9 |
| 2008 | 3860 | 5 | 1.6 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Masa in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2021. First recorded in 2012. Her peak year there: 2021, at 28.2 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Masa per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2021 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Masa
1 in 616 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Masa.
1 in 3,521 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Masa.
1 in 9,381 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Masa.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Evelina.
1 in 8,734 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Masa.
1 in 14,071 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Masa.
1 in 2,236 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Masa.
1 in 16,885 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Masa.
1 in 4,225 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Masa.
1 in 4,690 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Masa.
1 in 4,225 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Masa.
Middle names for Masa
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Masa Grace
2-1 beats · initials MG
Changes the beat after Masa: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Masa Olivia
2-4 beats · initials MO · Masa slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Masa: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Masa slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Masa Sophia
2-3 beats · initials MS
Changes the beat after Masa: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Masa Rose
2-1 beats · initials MR
Changes the beat after Masa: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Masa Maria
2-3 beats · initials MM
Changes the beat after Masa: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Masa Emily
2-3 beats · initials ME · Masa slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Masa: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Masa slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Masa Julia
2-3 beats · initials MJ
Changes the beat after Masa: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Masa Charlotte
2-2 beats · initials MC
A close match on style, era and popularity. Same length as Masa: 2 syllables.
Same style as Masa
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 4,225 in Ireland
81% alike: moves with Masa across countries and decades.
1 in 8,734 in England and Wales
75% alike: moves with Masa across countries and decades.
1 in 28,142 in England and Wales
74% alike: moves with Masa across countries and decades.
1 in 1,880 in Austria
71% alike: moves with Masa across countries and decades.
1 in 7,449 in England and Wales
71% alike: moves with Masa across countries and decades.
1 in 4,225 in Ireland
71% alike: moves with Masa across countries and decades.
1 in 2,638 in England and Wales
70% alike: moves with Masa across countries and decades.
1 in 743 in England and Wales
70% alike: moves with Masa across countries and decades.
Famous people named Masa
Maša Zec Peškirič.
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Slovenian tennis player born 1987
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Masa
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Masa?
Her best rank is No. 28 in Slovenia in 2025, about 1 in 116 girls. She is in the published lists of 14 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Masa?
MAH-shah, with 2 syllables.
Is Masa getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 8 of 10 regions, falling in 1.
Which sister names go with Masa?
The deck's top five sisters for Masa: Dua, Sia, Evelin, Ziva and Sham. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.