Given name
Mahsa
“resembling the moon”
Mahsa is used as a given name. One Persian interpretation is “resembling the moon.”
Original Persianمهسا
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Persian interpretation is “resembling the moon.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Persian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mahsa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 351
- 0 boys · 351 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 49 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #4,832 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +82%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,832 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 82.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,083 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mahsa’s family of names
Mahsa has a related form in Mahsah. In English usage, Mahsa was borrowed from the Persian form مهسا.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mahsa
- Mahsa AminiIranian woman who died in police custody1999–2022
- Mahsa JaverIranian rowerborn 1994
- Mahsa VahdatIranian singerborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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