US rank #9955 Boys' name Peak 2018 467 births

Master — #9955 US boys' name

467 babies named Master in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s101930s51940s51970s211980s611990s782000s832010s1222020s71
#9955
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2018
Single peak year

21 babies were named Master in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Master

The Social Security Administration has registered 467 babies named Master between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Master currently holds the #9955 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Master performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Master shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Master 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 467 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.

Master at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

467

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2018

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,955

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Master popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
21
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
0510152025 202420172010200319961989197919171915 6

Master by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
122 births that decade — 26% of Master's all-time total
1910s111920s101930s51940s51970s211980s611990s782000s832010s1222020s71

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Master?
467 babies have been named Master since 1915. It currently ranks #9955 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 21 births.
When was Master most popular?
Master was most popular in the 2010s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Master been used?
Master has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Master?
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.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.