Masaru
Masaru is a masculine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Masaru
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Masaru is a masculine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Masaru
Masaru first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 31 Masarus were born — ranking #1,222 that year. As of 2026, Masaru ranks #8,435 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 447 Masarus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Masaru
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Masaru Akiba (勝), a Japanese football player
- Masaru Emoto (勝), a Japanese author
- Masaru Furukawa (勝), a Japanese swimmer and olympic champion
- Masaru Fuse ( 布施 勝 ; born 1969) , Japanese equestrian
- Gagamaru Masaru (勝), a Georgian sumo wrestler
- Masaru Hamaguchi (優), Japanese comedian
- Masaru Hayami (優), the 28th Governor of the Bank of Japan
- Masaru Ibuka (大), a Japanese electronics industrialist
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Names that sound like Masaru
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About the name Masaru
Masaru is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 447 births in the dataset. Masaru's peak popularity came in 1917 when it ranked #1,222. Use the chart and map above to compare Masaru'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.