Recorded 1913–1933 Boys' name Peak 1913 62 births

Masaji — boys' name

62 babies named Masaji in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1913. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s401920s171930s5
1910s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Masaji was born in this single decade.

1913
Single peak year

11 babies were named Masaji in 1913 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Masaji

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Masaji between 1913 and 1933, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Masaji currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1913, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Masaji performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Masaji shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Masaji in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Masaji 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 62 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.

Masaji at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

62

Since 1913

21 years of records

Peak year

1913

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1913

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1933

Masaji popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1913

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1913)
11
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 193319251923192219191918191719161913 11

Masaji by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
40 births that decade — 65% of Masaji's all-time total
1910s401920s171930s5

Masaji by state

Where Masaji concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Masaji
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
24 38.7%
#2 California
10 16.1%
Hawaii share of Masaji's total US births 38.7%
Even split

24 of 62 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Masaji?
62 babies have been named Masaji since 1913. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1913 with 11 births.
When was Masaji most popular?
Masaji was most popular in the 1910s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1913.
Where is Masaji most popular?
The top states for the name Masaji are Hawaii (24 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Masaji been used?
Masaji has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 21 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Masaji?
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, 1913–1933 (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.