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Girl's nameOrigin: ArabicIn Israel: rising fast

MasaIn Hebrew: מאסה · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: מַאסָה

Masa (Hebrew: מאסה) is a girl's name of Arabic origin. 1,415 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 155 girls and ranked #128. Its peak year was 2023, with 160 babies.

People in Israel
1,415
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
155
rank #128
Peak year
2023
160 babies
USA, 2025
36
rank #3,975

Writing and saying Masa

In Hebrew letters the name is מאסה, read right to left. Masa is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Masa by year: Israel and abroad

How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Masa: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Masa in English-speaking countries

Masa in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States202536#3,9752023 (66)
United Kingdom202527#1,2482025 (27)
England and Wales202523#1,3622024 (25)
Alberta20254#9822022 (9)

Counts for girls. The Hebrew page for Masa has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Masa

How do you write Masa in Hebrew?

Masa is written מאסה in Hebrew (with vowel points: מַאסָה). Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Masa?

1,415 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name מאסה: 1,415 women and 0 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Masa a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 100.0% of the people named מאסה are women.

Is Masa used outside Israel?

The name Masa appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 36 girls were given it in 2025 (#3,975), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 27 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.