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Masato

100% boys · last recorded 2020

Masato has been given to about 462 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 184
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Masato per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1924 · 25
  • Born in 20250
  • All time462

How popular is Masato?

Its best year was 1924, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 1557th. The typical living American called Masato is about 21 years old today.

Names that sound like Masato

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Margarito0.63
  2. Massimo0.62
  3. Mariano0.58
  4. Santo0.57
  5. Maximo0.55
  6. Mario0.52
  7. Mateo0.52
  8. Marco0.52

Middle names for Masato

Ranked by flow score
  1. Masato Paul0.85
  2. Masato Lee0.85
  3. Masato Dean0.84
  4. Masato Blake0.84
  5. Masato Bryce0.84
  6. Masato Wade0.84

Sibling names for Masato

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.67
  2. Cleoeither · 0.66
  3. Ilasister · 0.66
  4. Soleither · 0.66
  5. Estellesister · 0.65
  6. Brunobrother · 0.65

Where Masato is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Masato White0.80
    2. Masato Reyes0.80
    3. Masato Nguyen0.80
    4. Masato Lee0.80
    5. Masato Hill0.80
    6. Masato Hall0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Masato

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.