Recorded 1912–1933 Boys' name Peak 1918 159 births

Masaichi — boys' name

159 babies named Masaichi in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s701920s781930s11
1920s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Masaichi was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

21 babies were named Masaichi in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Masaichi

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Masaichi between 1912 and 1933, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Masaichi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Masaichi performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Masaichi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 136 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Masaichi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Masaichi 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 159 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.

Masaichi at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

159

Since 1912

22 years of records

Peak year

1918

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1912

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1933

Masaichi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1912

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1918)
21
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Masaichi by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
78 births that decade — 49% of Masaichi's all-time total
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Masaichi by state

Where Masaichi concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Masaichi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
136 85.5%
Hawaii share of Masaichi's total US births 85.5%

136 of 159 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Masaichi?
159 babies have been named Masaichi since 1912. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1918 with 21 births.
When was Masaichi most popular?
Masaichi was most popular in the 1920s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Masaichi most popular?
The top states for the name Masaichi are Hawaii (136 births).
How long has the name Masaichi been used?
Masaichi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 22 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Masaichi?
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, 1912–1933 (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.