Recorded 1917–1927 Boys' name Peak 1920 35 births

Masuo — boys' name

35 babies named Masuo in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s29

The verdict

35 boys have been named Masuo since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1927.

35
total births
1917–1927
years on record
1920s
peak decade
83%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Masuo was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

11 babies were named Masuo in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Masuo

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Masuo between 1917 and 1927, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Masuo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Masuo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Masuo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Masuo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Masuo 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 35 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.

Masuo at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

35

Since 1917

11 years of records

Peak year

1920

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1917

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1927

Masuo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1917

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1920)
11
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 19271922192119201917 6

Masuo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
29 births that decade — 83% of Masuo's all-time total
1910s61920s29

Masuo by state

Where Masuo concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Masuo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
13 37.1%
Hawaii share of Masuo's total US births 37.1%

13 of 35 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Masuo?
35 babies have been named Masuo since 1917. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1920 with 11 births.
When was Masuo most popular?
Masuo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Masuo most popular?
The top states for the name Masuo are Hawaii (13 births).
How long has the name Masuo been used?
Masuo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 11 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Masuo?
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.

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, 1917–1927 (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.