Masayuki
Masayuki is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Masayuki (animator) , Japanese animator and director Masayuki Deai , Japanese actor Masayuki Dobashi , Japanese baseball player and manager Masayuki Fujio , Japanese politician Hanabusa Masayuki , Japanese samurai Masayuki Hirahara , Japanese pianist and composer Masayuki Hisataka , Japanese karateka Hoshina…
Meaning & Origin of Masayuki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Masayuki is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Masayuki (animator) , Japanese animator and director Masayuki Deai , Japanese actor Masayuki Dobashi , Japanese baseball player and manager Masayuki Fujio , Japanese politician Hanabusa Masayuki , Japanese samurai Masayuki Hirahara , Japanese pianist and composer Masayuki Hisataka , Japanese karateka Hoshina…
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The Story of Masayuki
Masayuki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 19 Masayukis were born — ranking #1,820 that year. As of 2026, Masayuki ranks #3,518 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 194 Masayukis 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 Masayuki
Masayuki is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 194 births in the dataset. Masayuki's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,820. Use the chart and map above to compare Masayuki'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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