Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- alive and well
Pronunciation
ma(i)-sha
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #1118, 114 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7885, 13 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 22 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 14 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #538, 57 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2137, 13 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 26 |
| 2016 | 25 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #2249, 13 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2256, 12 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #830, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence