Massiel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mah-see-EL
- Origin
- Spanish
Massiel is a girls' name of Spanish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Massiel mean?
Spanish: Spanish name of uncertain origin
Made famous by Massiel, the Spanish singer who won the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest.
Is Massiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Massiel is a girls' name.
How popular is Massiel in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1986, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Massiel in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Massiel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | #6,928 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 32 | #3,443 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,095 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 26 | #3,930 |
| 1990 | 24 | #4,115 |
| 1989 | 34 | #3,098 |
| 1988 | 23 | #3,888 |
| 1987 | 32 | #2,970 |
| 1986 | 41 | #2,419 |
| 1985 | 29 | #3,083 |
| 1984 | 23 | #3,526 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 27 | #3,171 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 16 | #3,961 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 11 | #5,010 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Massiel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marisol Ariel Mariel Mariah Madison Sierra Abigail Mackenzie Mallory Miranda Samantha Montana
More Spanish names
Santiago Lola Xavier Amaya Alaia Diego Rio Cruz Elian Jesus Ximena Javier Esmeralda Amayah Reina Cesar
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Massiel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/massiel, updated 20 October 2026.