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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Masao

Masao was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1918, when it ranked 705th with 81 babies. More babies were named Masao in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191881 babies
Total since 1880
1,018babies recorded

Masao popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#4,4045
1950——
1940#3,7745
1930#1,51924
1920#96951
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Masao, counting every spelling?

Masao has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

Masao by state

How common Masao was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (239.0×), California (16.4×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesWA0.42Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 1.1 per 1,000 babiesCA1.1Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: 15 per 1,000 babiesHI15Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Masao, boys, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Masao: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Masao, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Masao

How popular is the name Masao?

Masao was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1918, when it ranked 705th with 81 babies. More babies were named Masao in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Masao a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,018 boys.

Where was Masao most popular?

In 1916–1920, Masao was most common in Hawaii (15.35 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Washington.