Recorded 1917–1926 Boys' name Peak 1918 48 births

Masaharu — boys' name

48 babies named Masaharu in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

48 boys have been named Masaharu since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1926.

48
total births
1917–1926
years on record
1920s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Masaharu was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

7 babies were named Masaharu in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Masaharu

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Masaharu between 1917 and 1926, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Masaharu currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Masaharu performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Masaharu shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Masaharu in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Masaharu in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 48 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Masaharu at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

48

Since 1917

10 years of records

Peak year

1918

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1917

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1926

Masaharu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1917

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1918)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Masaharu by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
30 births that decade — 63% of Masaharu's all-time total
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Masaharu by state

Where Masaharu concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Masaharu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 12.5%
California share of Masaharu's total US births 12.5%

6 of 48 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Masaharu?
48 babies have been named Masaharu since 1917. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1918 with 7 births.
When was Masaharu most popular?
Masaharu was most popular in the 1920s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Masaharu most popular?
The top states for the name Masaharu are California (6 births).
How long has the name Masaharu been used?
Masaharu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 10 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Masaharu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mason, Massimo, Masen, Masyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1926 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.