Given name & surname
Masey
“a superior man”
Masey is a variant of Massey. One English interpretation is “a superior man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Masey is a variant of Massey. One English interpretation is “a superior man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Masey is a variant of Massey. An origin associated with Massey is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Masey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 310
- 0 boys · 310 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −73%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 326 as a first name in 2020; 279 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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