Given name · also African
Masami
“a commanding woman”·“one who is truthful”
Masami is used as a given name. Interpretations include “a commanding woman” and “one who is truthful”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Original Japanese昌美
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a commanding woman” and “one who is truthful”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with African and Japanese naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Masami through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 298
- 288 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 771 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Masami’s family of names
Masami has a related form in Masamea. Masami has a related form in Masamee. Masami has a related form in Masamey.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 15
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Masami
- Masami IharaJapanese association football player and managerborn 1967
- Masami NagasawaJapanese actressborn 1987
- Masami SatoJapanese association football playerborn 1981
- Masami KurumadaManga artistborn 1953
- Masami KuwashimaJapanese racing driverborn 1950
- Masami KikuchiJapanese voice actorborn 1960
- Masami KubotaOlympic gymnastborn 1931
- Masami OkuiJapanese singer-songwriterborn 1968
- Masami YukiJapanese manga artistborn 1957
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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