Given name & surname
Masi
“a superior man”
Masi is a variant of Massey. One English interpretation is “a superior man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Masi is a variant of Massey. One English interpretation is “a superior man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Masi 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 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Masi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 48
- 43 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 213 as a first name in 2020; 2,835 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.
Masi’s family of names
Masi has a related form in Massey. In Greek usage, Masi as a surname is a transliteration of Μάση. In Greek usage, Masi as a surname is a transliteration of Μάσι.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Masi
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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