Masaaki
Masaaki is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Masaaki Akaike , Japanese politician Asukai Masaaki , Japanese poet Masaaki Daito , Japanese baseball player Masaaki Endoh , Japanese singer-songwriter Masaaki Esaka , Japanese baseball player Masaaki Fujita , Japanese politician Masaaki Fukuoka , Japanese judoka Masaaki Furukawa , Japanese footballer Masaaki Goto ,…
Meaning & Origin of Masaaki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Masaaki is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Masaaki Akaike , Japanese politician Asukai Masaaki , Japanese poet Masaaki Daito , Japanese baseball player Masaaki Endoh , Japanese singer-songwriter Masaaki Esaka , Japanese baseball player Masaaki Fujita , Japanese politician Masaaki Fukuoka , Japanese judoka Masaaki Furukawa , Japanese footballer Masaaki Goto ,…
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The Story of Masaaki
Masaaki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1934, when 7 Masaakis were born — ranking #2,973 that year. As of 2026, Masaaki ranks #2,973 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 60 Masaakis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Masaaki
Masaaki is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 60 births in the dataset. Masaaki's peak popularity came in 1934 when it ranked #2,973. Use the chart and map above to compare Masaaki's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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