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Masayuki

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Masayuki

Pronounced mah-sah-YOO-kee /ˌmɑ.sɑˈjuː.ki/Medium

Meaning: Masayuki is a traditional Japanese masculine name written with varying kanji; common readings combine masa ('elegant, correct, true') with yuki ('happiness, good fortune, going forward'). Because the meaning is kanji-dependent, it is given here in romaji with the usual senses.Low

In 30 seconds: Masayuki is a Japanese boy's name, its meaning set by the kanji, often 'elegant' plus 'good fortune.' An Issei-era name, it peaked around 1920 (said mah-sah-YOO-kee).
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Origin MediumJapanese
MeaningMasayuki is a traditional Japanese masculine name written with varying kanji; common readings combine masa ('elegant, correct, true') with yuki ('happiness, good fortune, going forward'). Because the meaning is kanji-dependent, it is given here in romaji with the usual senses.
U.S. rank (1937)#3851 ↘ Falling
1937 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1920
Total births (all-time)≈ 194

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192019151937

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Masayuki is a classic Japanese masculine name, usually joining masa ('elegant, true') with yuki ('happiness, good fortune'), though the precise sense depends on the kanji. In the United States it appears among the Issei, the first Japanese immigrants, in the early twentieth century.

It was never common in the United States, recorded for only about twenty boys a year at its peak around 1920, within the early immigrant generation. A boy named Masayuki then was born more than a century ago.

Did you know? Like many Japanese names, Masayuki can carry different meanings depending on which characters a family chooses, so two boys with the same sound may hold quite different written senses.
Overall data confidence 42%
References - Masayuki — Japanese name; kanji-dependent, commonly masa 'elegant' + yuki 'good fortune'; Issei-era

Variations

MasayoshiMasakiMasato

Nicknames

MasaYuki

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Masayuki mean?

It is a Japanese name whose meaning depends on the kanji, often 'elegant' or 'true' plus 'good fortune.'

How do you pronounce Masayuki?

It is said mah-sah-YOO-kee /ˌmɑ.sɑˈjuː.ki/, with the stress as marked.

Is Masayuki a boy or girl name?

Masayuki is used here as a boy's name.

How popular is Masayuki?

It has always been very rare in the United States, recorded for only about twenty boys a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-twenties.

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