Boys' name · since 1925
Masahiro
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 63 babies named Masahiro, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 63
- total births
- 1925–2014
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
Masahiro is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 63 have been recorded since 1925.
Social Security Administration records show Masahiro recorded 63 times among boys since 1925, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2014.
- 63 total births
- 1925–2014 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Masahiro's 63 recorded births place it above 55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Masahiro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Masahiro splits its recorded history at 1994: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Masahiro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2014
- Peak year (1998)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Masahiro by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Masahiro's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Masahiro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 28 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Masahiro's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1925–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Masahiro: Baby Name Since 1925 - 63 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/masahiro. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Masahiro draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.