Masahiro
Masahiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Abe Masahiro , Japanese councillor (Rōjū) Masahiro Abe , Japanese baseball player Masahiro Akimoto (footballer) , Japanese footballer Masahiro Akimoto , Japanese ski jumper Masahiro Anbe , Japanese artist Masahiro Ando (footballer) , Japanese footballer Masahiro Andoh , Japanese guitarist and composer Masahiro…
Meaning & Origin of Masahiro
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Masahiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Abe Masahiro , Japanese councillor (Rōjū) Masahiro Abe , Japanese baseball player Masahiro Akimoto (footballer) , Japanese footballer Masahiro Akimoto , Japanese ski jumper Masahiro Anbe , Japanese artist Masahiro Ando (footballer) , Japanese footballer Masahiro Andoh , Japanese guitarist and composer Masahiro…
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The Story of Masahiro
Masahiro first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1925, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 9 Masahiros were born — ranking #6,314 that year. As of 2026, Masahiro ranks #12,106 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 63 Masahiros have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Masahiro
Masahiro is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 63 births in the dataset. Masahiro's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #6,314. Use the chart and map above to compare Masahiro'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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