Masen
Masen is a village in Alqurat Rural District, in the Central District of Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 48, in 26 families.
Meaning & Origin of Masen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Masen is a village in Alqurat Rural District, in the Central District of Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 48, in 26 families.
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The Story of Masen
Masen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1990, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 324 Masens were born — ranking #723 that year. As of 2026, Masen ranks #4,036 for baby boys with 27 births, falling sharply (-58%). In total, more than 3K Masens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Masen
Masen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Masen's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #723. Use the chart and map above to compare Masen'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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