Masako
- Last seen for girls in 1993 at #13,442
- Peak · girls
- 1913 · 34 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 821since 1909
Masako over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Masako has never cracked the top 900 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 |
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| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 |
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| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 |
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| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 |
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| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 |
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| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 |
| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 |
| 1935 | #2,439 | 12 |
| 1934 | #1,913 | 17 |
| 1933 | #2,275 | 13 |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1930 | #1,499 | 27 |
| 1929 | #1,447 | 28 |
| 1928 | #1,680 | 24 |
| 1927 | #1,303 | 37 |
| 1926 | #1,449 | 31 |
| 1925 | #1,504 | 30 |
| 1924 | #1,279 | 39 |
| 1923 | #1,245 | 39 |
| 1922 | #1,030 | 53 |
| 1921 | #969 | 58 |
| 1920 | #1,087 | 47 |
| 1919 | #954 | 55 |
| 1918 | #1,126 | 43 |
| 1917 | #1,307 | 31 |
| 1916 | #1,189 | 36 |
| 1915 | #1,173 | 34 |
| 1914 | #1,023 | 34 |
| 1913 | #913 | 34 |
| 1912 | #1,252 | 18 |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 |
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| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 |
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First appearance
1909
The first year at least five girls were named Masako! It came in at #1,957, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1910, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Masako is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Masako in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Masako
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1993
- Biggest jump: 339 spots in 1913
- Biggest drop: 133 spots in 1920
Rise & fade · girls
4 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1909
- Peaked 1913 at #913 (34 births)
- Births halved by 1931, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 3 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 3 yrs · 1913–1921
Share of babies · girls
1 in 18,369
- Highest: 1 in 18,369 girls born in 1913 were named Masako (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 361,814 girls born in 1993 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 47.0% of all girls named Masako (386) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1900s | 6 | #1,957 (1909) | #1,957 |
| 1910s | 293 | #913 (1913) | #1,192 |
| 1920s | 386 | #969 (1921) | #1,299 |
| 1930s | 109 | #1,499 (1930) | #2,435 |
| 1940s | 10 | #4,349 (1940) | #4,520 |
| 1950s | 0 | — | — |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 12 | #7,296 (1976) | #7,810 |
| 1980s | 0 | — | — |
| 1990s | 5 | #13,442 (1993) | #13,442 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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