Boys' name · since 1916
Masanori
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 60 babies named Masanori, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 60
- total births
- 1916–1930
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Masanori is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 60 have been recorded since 1916.
Masanori has 60 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1930.
- 60 total births
- 1916–1930 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Masanori's 60 recorded births place it above 54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Masanori's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Masanori splits its recorded history at 1922: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Masanori popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1930
- Peak year (1923)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Masanori by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Masanori's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Masanori births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
35 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35 births (58% of all-time use).
Masanori by state
Where Masanori concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 21 | 35.0% |
21 of 60 births nationwide.
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- Masanori's decade-level peak was the 1920s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Masanoris (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1916–1930 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Masanori: Baby Name Since 1916 - 60 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/masanori. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Masanori 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 July 2026.