Masie
Diminutive of Mary, derived from the Hebrew name meaning "sea of bitterness".
Name Census estimates that about 327 living Americans carry the first name Masie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Masie today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Masie births was 2024 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Masie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Masie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
327
~ 1 in 1,048,178 Americans
Peak year
2024
20 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,064
Tracked since 1890
Census
Masie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 392 people with the first name Masie, which placed it at #24,539 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,539
National first-name rank
People counted
392
392 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
64.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Masie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Masie is White at 64.3%. The next largest groups are Black (19.1%) and Hispanic (6.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Masie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Masie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White64.3% · 252
- Black or African American19.1% · 75
- Hispanic or Latino6.1% · 24
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.4% · 21
- Two or more races3.6% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 6
Popularity
Masie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Masie from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 102 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Masie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Masie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Masie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Masie
The given name Masie is derived from the Old French name Marsilie, which in turn originated from the Latin name Marsilia. The name Marsilia is believed to have been derived from the Latin word "mare," meaning "sea." This suggests that the name may have been associated with coastal regions or maritime activities.
Records indicate that the name Masie first appeared in medieval France during the 12th century. It was a variant spelling of the more common name Marsilie, which was popular among the nobility and aristocracy of the time.
One of the earliest known historical references to the name Masie can be found in the epic poem "The Song of Roland," written in the late 11th century. In this work, Masie is mentioned as the name of a Saracen princess who was captured during the Frankish campaigns in Spain.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Masie. One of the most prominent was Masie de Châtillon (c. 1234-1307), a French noblewoman who served as the regent of Burgundy during the minority of her son, Robert II.
Another historical figure with the name Masie was Masie de Dreux (c. 1145-1198), a French countess who played a significant role in the political affairs of the Île-de-France region during the 12th century.
In England, the name Masie was occasionally used as a variant of the more common name Mary. One notable example is Masie Howard (c. 1540-1600), a member of the powerful Howard family and the wife of Sir Thomas Gresham, a prominent merchant and financier.
In the 16th century, the name Masie also appeared in Scotland, where it was sometimes used as a variant of the name Marjorie. One example is Masie Fleming (c. 1546-1623), a Scottish noblewoman who served as a lady-in-waiting to Mary, Queen of Scots.
Another historical figure with the name Masie was Masie de Castellane (c. 1490-1557), a French courtier and lady-in-waiting to Queen Claude of France. She was known for her influential role at the French court during the reigns of Francis I and Henry II.
People
Masie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Masie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Masie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Masie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 327 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Masie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,048,178 US residents.
Is Masie a common name?
We classify Masie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 472 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Masie most popular?
The single biggest year for Masie was 2024, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Masie is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Masie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 392 people with the name Masie, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,539 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Masie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Masie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Masie leans strongly female. 368 people counted with this name were female (97.6%), compared with 9 male bearers (2.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Masie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Masie is White at 64.3%. The next largest groups are Black (19.1%) and Hispanic (6.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Masie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Masie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.3% (252 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Masie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Masie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Masie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Masie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Masie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Masie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Masie?
Want to know how many people share the name Masie? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.