Girls' name · since 1923
Masumi
19 babies named Masumi in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 19
- total births
- 1923–1981
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
19 girls have been named Masumi since 1923, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Masumi recorded 19 times among girls since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1981.
- 19 total births
- 1923–1981 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Masumi's 19 recorded births place it above 35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Masumi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Masumi splits its recorded history at 1977: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Masumi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1981
- Peak year (1977)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Masumi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Masumi's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Masumi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 8 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Masumi's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 1980s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1923–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Masumi: Baby Name Since 1923 - 19 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/masumi. 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 Masumi 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.