Fun Facts About the Name Masina
- 102 babies named Masina: U.S. records list 102 babies given the name Masina from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Masina Mean?
Masina is a Samoan feminine given name meaning moon. It comes from the ordinary Samoan noun masina, which denotes the moon and also a month. The word belongs to the Polynesian language family, and its cognates include Hawaiian mahina and Tongan māhina. The name's meaning is literal: it is the common word for the moon used as a personal name, not a later symbolic interpretation.
Masina Name History & Origins
The name comes from the Samoan language. The Samoan word masina is cognate with Hawaiian mahina and Tongan māhina; the differences among these forms follow regular sound correspondences among Polynesian languages. In Samoan, the same noun also denotes a month, a lunar month, and it is this ordinary word that serves as a feminine personal name. It is used as a given name in Samoa. The Italian family name Masina, familiar from the actress Giulietta Masina, is a separate surname and is not a variant of the Samoan name.
How Popular is the Name Masina?
Masina has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #6,815 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,719 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #6,815 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #12,979 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #10,146 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #14,634 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #14,500 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #7,217 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #15,285 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #18,203 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #18,578 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #15,091 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #14,697 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #16,663 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Masina Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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