Masayoshi
Masayoshi is a masculine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Masayoshi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Masayoshi is a masculine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Masayoshi
Masayoshi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 13 Masayoshis were born — ranking #2,260 that year. As of 2026, Masayoshi ranks #3,959 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 133 Masayoshis 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 Masayoshi
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Abe Masayoshi ( 阿部 正由 ; 1769 – 1808) , Japanese daimyō
- Masayoshi Ebina ( 蛯名 正義 ; born 1969) , Japanese jockey
- Masayoshi Esashi ( 江刺 正喜 ; born 1949) , Japanese engineer
- Masayoshi Hamada ( 浜田 昌良 ; born 1957) , Japanese politician
- Masayoshi Haneda ( 羽田 昌義 ; born 1976) , Japanese actor
- Hotta Masayoshi ( 堀田 正睦 ; 1810 – 1864) , Japanese Rōjū
- Masayoshi Ito ( 伊東 正義 ; 1913 – 1994) , Japanese politician
- Masayoshi "Mabo" Kabe ( 加部 正義 ; born 1949) , Japanese-French musician
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About the name Masayoshi
Masayoshi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 133 births in the dataset. Masayoshi's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #2,260. Use the chart and map above to compare Masayoshi'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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