Masada
Masada is a mountain-top fortress complex in the Judaean Desert, overlooking the western shore of the Dead Sea in southeastern Israel. The fort, built in the first century BC, was constructed atop a natural plateau rising over 400 m (1,300 ft) above the surrounding terrain, 20 km (12 mi) east of modern Arad.
Meaning & Origin of Masada
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Masada is a mountain-top fortress complex in the Judaean Desert, overlooking the western shore of the Dead Sea in southeastern Israel. The fort, built in the first century BC, was constructed atop a natural plateau rising over 400 m (1,300 ft) above the surrounding terrain, 20 km (12 mi) east of modern Arad.
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Origin & history
The Story of Masada
As a girl name
American parents first put Masada on the record books as a girl name in 2000, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 5 Masadas were born — ranking #15,031 that year. Masada last appeared in the published SSA data in 2000, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Masada on the record books as a boy name in 1981, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 6 Masadas were born — ranking #5,468 that year. Masada last appeared in the published SSA data in 1981, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Masada
Masada is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Masada's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #5,468. Use the chart and map above to compare Masada'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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