Masaya

A Japanese name with an elegant sound and meaning to match, Masaya is notably borne by Olympic figure skater, Masaya Morita.

As with many Japanese names, it does have different interpretations depending on which kanji are used. Options include: "to be elegant, refined, and graceful", "to flourish" and "real exclamation".

In Peru and Bolivia, it may additionally be used to mean "south" from the Aymara language.

Pronounced mah-SAH-yuh.

As of October 2026, Masaya ranked #13455 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #8144 in 1998.