Masa
Masa or masa de maíz is a dough made from ground nixtamalized corn. It is used for making corn tortillas, gorditas, tamales, pupusas, and many other Latin American dishes.
- Czech
- Slovene
- Croatian
Meaning & Origin of Masa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Masa or masa de maíz is a dough made from ground nixtamalized corn. It is used for making corn tortillas, gorditas, tamales, pupusas, and many other Latin American dishes.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Czech
- Slovene
- Croatian
The Story of Masa
Masa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1919, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 66 Masas were born — ranking #2,645 that year. As of 2026, Masa ranks #2,706 for baby girls with 64 births, rising sharply (+97% over the past five years). In total, more than 622 Masas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Masa
Masa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 622 births in the dataset. Masa's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,645. Use the chart and map above to compare Masa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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