Matsuo
Matsuo is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include:Akiko Matsuo , Japanese engineer Atsushi Matsuo , Japanese footballer Ayumu Matsuo , Japanese shogi player Bashō Matsuo , Japanese Edo period poet Erika Matsuo , Japanese violinist Genta Matsuo , Japanese footballer Ginzō Matsuo , Japanese voice actor Hayato Matsuo , Japanese composer Kaoru Matsuo , Japanese sport…
Meaning & Origin of Matsuo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Matsuo is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include:Akiko Matsuo , Japanese engineer Atsushi Matsuo , Japanese footballer Ayumu Matsuo , Japanese shogi player Bashō Matsuo , Japanese Edo period poet Erika Matsuo , Japanese violinist Genta Matsuo , Japanese footballer Ginzō Matsuo , Japanese voice actor Hayato Matsuo , Japanese composer Kaoru Matsuo , Japanese sport…
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The Story of Matsuo
Matsuo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 7 Matsuos were born — ranking #3,505 that year. As of 2026, Matsuo ranks #3,505 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 24 Matsuos 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 Matsuo
Matsuo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 24 births in the dataset. Matsuo's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #3,505. Use the chart and map above to compare Matsuo'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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