Recorded 1919–2022 Boys' name Peak 2006 257 births

Masaki — boys' name

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.

1910s51920s161970s161980s311990s662000s562010s562020s11
1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Masaki was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

11 babies were named Masaki in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Masaki

The Social Security Administration has registered 257 babies named Masaki between 1919 and 2022, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Masaki currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Masaki performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Masaki shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Masaki in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Masaki 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 257 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.

Masaki at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

257

Since 1919

104 years of records

Peak year

2006

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1919

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2022

Masaki popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1919

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
4681012 202220152010200519981992198419241919 5

Masaki by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
66 births that decade — 26% of Masaki's all-time total
1910s51920s161970s161980s311990s662000s562010s562020s11

Masaki by state

Where Masaki concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Masaki
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.9%
California share of Masaki's total US births 1.9%

5 of 257 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Masaki?
257 babies have been named Masaki since 1919. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 11 births.
When was Masaki most popular?
Masaki was most popular in the 1990s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Masaki most popular?
The top states for the name Masaki are California (5 births).
How long has the name Masaki been used?
Masaki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 104 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Masaki?
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, 1919–2022 (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.