Given name & surname
Masood
“a fortunate man”
Masood is a variant of Masud. One African interpretation is “a fortunate man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Masood is a variant of Masud. One African interpretation is “a fortunate man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Masood through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42
- 42 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 7 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 boys is 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,124 as a first name in 2020; 2,093 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Masood’s family of names
Masood has a related form in Masud. In English usage, Masood as a surname has an alternative spelling in Masoud. In English usage, Masood has a related form in Masoud.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Masood
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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