Masaharu
Masaharu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Masaharu Anesaki , Japanese writer Masaharu Fukuyama , Japanese singer-songwriter, musician and actor Masaharu Homma , Japanese general Masaharu Ikuta , Japanese businessman Inoue Masaharu , Japanese daimyō Masaharu Iwata , Japanese video game composer Masaharu Kondo, Japanese bureaucrat Masaharu Kono , Japanese…
Meaning & Origin of Masaharu
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Masaharu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Masaharu Anesaki , Japanese writer Masaharu Fukuyama , Japanese singer-songwriter, musician and actor Masaharu Homma , Japanese general Masaharu Ikuta , Japanese businessman Inoue Masaharu , Japanese daimyō Masaharu Iwata , Japanese video game composer Masaharu Kondo, Japanese bureaucrat Masaharu Kono , Japanese…
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The Story of Masaharu
Masaharu first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 7 Masaharus were born — ranking #3,368 that year. As of 2026, Masaharu ranks #3,708 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 48 Masaharus 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 Masaharu
Masaharu is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 48 births in the dataset. Masaharu's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #3,368. Use the chart and map above to compare Masaharu'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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