Masal

given name · Latin script

Meaning: fairy tale

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/mɑsɑɫ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Masal is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Türkiye than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • TRTürkiye≈1 in 9.9K(inferred from the name graph)
  • CYCyprus≈1 in 7.3K
  • TMTurkmenistan≈1 in 116K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Türkiye (inferred from the name graph)

≈8,300 people, est.

Sources
49 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 7.3K (inferred from the name graph)

Cyprus, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

Locally spelled Maşal in TM Turkmenistan.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

fairy tale

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Where in the world(measured from records)

Masal counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Masal is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
TR Türkiye≈8,300 est.≈1 in 9.9K2.1KMasal21
CY Cyprus≈170 est.≈1 in 7.3K—Masal5
DE Germany≈68 est.≈1 in 1.2M—Masal29
AZ Azerbaijan≈65 est.≈1 in 157K190Masal4
TM Turkmenistan≈48 est.≈1 in 116K—Maşal1
SE Sweden441 in 232K44—1
AT Austria≈38 est.≈1 in 230K124Masal14

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: TÜİK NIP — newborn names; Azerbaijan Ministry of Justice — Civil Registry Name Statistics; Statistik Austria — STATatlas Vornamen WFS (per-name time series 1984–2024); Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Masal is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Hindi given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, Pakistan, Türkiye

    Languages: Hindi, Urdu

    Also written Maşal

  • Spanish given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Türkiye, Brazil, United States, Philippines

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Maşal

  • Indonesian given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Türkiye, India, Indonesia, Malaysia

    Languages: Indonesian, Malay

    Also written Mas'Al

  • Arabic given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Kuwait

    Also written Maşal, Mąsąl

  • Bangla given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Pakistan, Türkiye, India

    Also written Maşal

  • French surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, Senegal, United States, Türkiye

    Also written Massal

35 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Masal is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • torch

    as a nameThe Penguin book of Hindu names for boys

  • In ncl, deer

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Serbo-Croatian, bajka, gatka, priča za djecu

    as a wordSkok, Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (1971-74)

  • In Basque, Concha. Gabonzar gabean jandako marraskilloen masalak . Kk Ab I 63. Marraskillo-masala . Ib. 63.

    as a wordOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia (OEH) — General/Historical Basque Dictionary, Euskaltzaindia

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalMerhaba Masal,Hi Masal, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 37 sources across 21 countries.

Official registers attesting Masal
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
SE SwedenSkatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)—1#77,710

Reference works 2

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Masal mean, and where does it come from?
fairy tale Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Masal?
A machine transcription gives /mɑsɑɫ/ (IPA) for Turkish.
Is Masal a male or female name?
Masal is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Masal have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 8.3 thousand people named Masal in Türkiye, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled masal.
How common is the name Masal?
In Sweden, the national register counted 44 people named Masal, about 1 in 232 thousand residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Masal”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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