Recorded 2007–2016 Boys' name Peak 2007 20 births

Musashi — boys' name

20 babies named Musashi in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s15
2010s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Musashi was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

5 babies were named Musashi in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Musashi

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Musashi between 2007 and 2016, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Musashi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Musashi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Musashi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Musashi 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 20 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.

Musashi at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

20

Since 2007

10 years of records

Peak year

2007

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2007

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2016

Musashi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2007

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2007)
5
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
5 2016201520102007 5

Musashi by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
15 births that decade — 75% of Musashi's all-time total
2000s52010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Musashi?
20 babies have been named Musashi since 2007. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2007 with 5 births.
When was Musashi most popular?
Musashi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Musashi been used?
Musashi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 10 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Musashi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mustafa, Musa, Musab, Mustapha, 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, 2007–2016 (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.