Boys' name · since 1919
Masaki
257 babies named Masaki in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,498 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 257
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
Masaki is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 257 have been recorded since 1919.
Masaki has 257 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2022.
- #11,498 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 257 born since 1919
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Masaki ranks #11,498 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 257 born since 1919, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,498 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 257
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
Masaki's 257 recorded births place it above 74.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Masaki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Masaki splits its recorded history at 1999: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Masaki popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2022
- Peak year (2006)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Masaki by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (66 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Masaki's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Masaki births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 66 births (26% of all-time use).
Masaki by state
Where Masaki concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 257 births nationwide.
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What to do with Masaki's data
- Masaki's decade-level peak was the 1990s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Masakis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Masaki: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~103 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1919–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Masaki 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 August 2026.