Mahsa
Girl name · #4810 in 2025 · Uniqueness 85/100
Mahsa is currently the #4810 girl name in the United States — 28 babies received it in 2025. It has appeared in the national data since 1983. Roughly one in every 64,286 girls born in 2025 was named Mahsa.
The 42-year story
Mahsa first appears in the Social Security records in 1983, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 49 babies and a rank of #3278. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Mahsa per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Mahsa in class?
Mahsa scores 85 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Mahsa will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Mahsa is most common
State-level data for Mahsa is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Mahsa
Statistically, parents drawn to Mahsa tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Masa, Maiza, Mawada, Maila, and Ayeza.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mahsa | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #4758 |
| 2024 | 45 | #3459 |
| 2023 | 35 | #4114 |
| 2022 | 49 | #3278 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3915 |
| 2019 | 23 | #5449 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5785 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9943 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14331 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13069 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17168 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15432 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15031 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13724 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11807 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13386 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11780 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8065 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10271 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10193 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8523 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10275 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mahsa a popular girl name?
Mahsa ranked #4810 among girls in 2025 with 28 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Mahsa most popular?
Mahsa peaked in 2022, when 49 American girls received the name (ranked #3278 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Mahsa?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 64,286 newborn American girls was named Mahsa. It scores 85/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.