Boys' name · since 1982
Masoud
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 76 babies named Masoud, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,276 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 76
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
76 boys have been named Masoud since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Masoud has 76 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2024.
- #19,276 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 76 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Masoud ranks #19,276 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,276 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 76
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Masoud's 76 recorded births place it above 57.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Masoud's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Masoud splits its recorded history at 2014: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Masoud popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Masoud by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (32 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Masoud's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Masoud births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Masoud's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Masoud: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~42 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, 1982–2024 (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 Masoud 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.