Given name & surname
Massie
“a superior man”
Massie is a variant of Massey. One English interpretation is “a superior man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Massie is a variant of Massey. One English interpretation is “a superior man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Massie 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 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Massie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 350
- 99 boys · 251 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 20 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 girls is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 205 as a first name in 2020; 10,201 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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