Boys' name · since 1913
Masashi
Masashi has 146 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,933 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 146
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
146 boys have been named Masashi since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Masashi has 146 recorded births among boys since 1913, 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 1913 to 1995.
- #14,933 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 146 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Masashi ranks #14,933 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 146 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,933 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 146
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Masashi's 146 recorded births place it above 67.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Masashi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Masashi's full recorded timeline at 1924, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Masashi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1995
- Peak year (1921)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Masashi by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (74 births, 51% of the file).
1920s was Masashi's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Masashi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
42 births
- 1920s
1920s
74 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 74 births (51% of all-time use).
Masashi by state
Where Masashi concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 34 | 23.3% |
| #2 | California | | 14 | 9.6% |
34 of 146 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Masashi's data
- Masashi's decade-level peak was the 1920s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Masashis (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Masashi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1913–1995 (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 Masashi 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.