Masao

Masao

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Japanese

Meaning

Masao is a masculine Japanese given name.

From Wikipedia

Masao first appears in the data in 1907 and has been recorded in 37 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 81 babies (rank #705 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Masao

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Masao yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,018

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Masao

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1907	5	#1,474
1908	5	#1,528
1911	5	#1,912
1912	23	#959
1913	28	#944
1914	40	#862
1915	42	#975
1916	57	#830
1917	61	#816
1918	81	#705
1919	63	#827
1920	51	#969
1921	60	#906
1922	68	#825
1923	57	#910
1924	59	#913
1925	36	#1,196
1926	34	#1,258
1927	33	#1,286
1928	31	#1,319
1929	24	#1,508
1930	24	#1,519
1931	10	#2,585
1932	19	#1,693
1933	13	#2,058
1934	8	#2,875
1935	12	#2,203
1936	7	#3,061
1937	10	#2,422
1938	11	#2,276
1940	5	#3,774
1941	6	#3,375
1960	5	#4,404
1982	7	#5,398
2011	8	#9,319
2013	5	#13,364
2019	5	#13,420

Year

Babies

Rank

1907

#1,474

1908

#1,528

1911

#1,912

1912

#959

1913

#944

1914

#862

1915

#975

1916

#830

1917

#816

1918

#705

1919

#827

1920

#969

1921

#906

1922

#825

1923

#910

1924

#913

1925

#1,196

1926

#1,258

1927

#1,286

1928

#1,319

1929

#1,508

1930

#1,519

1931

#2,585

1932

#1,693

1933

#2,058

1934

#2,875

1935

#2,203

1936

#3,061

1937

#2,422

1938

#2,276

1940

#3,774

1941

#3,375

1960

#4,404

1982

#5,398

2011

#9,319

2013

#13,364

2019

#13,420