Recorded 1925–2014 Boys' name Peak 1998 63 births

Masahiro — boys' name

63 babies named Masahiro in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

63 boys have been named Masahiro since 1925, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2014.

63
total births
1925–2014
years on record
1990s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Masahiro was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

9 babies were named Masahiro in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Masahiro

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Masahiro between 1925 and 2014, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Masahiro currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Masahiro performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Masahiro shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Masahiro 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 63 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.

Masahiro at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

63

Since 1925

90 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1925

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2014

Masahiro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1925

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
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Masahiro by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
28 births that decade — 44% of Masahiro's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Masahiro?
63 babies have been named Masahiro since 1925. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
When was Masahiro most popular?
Masahiro was most popular in the 1990s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Masahiro been used?
Masahiro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 90 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Masahiro?
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, 1925–2014 (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.