Given name & surname
Masoud
“a fortunate man”
Masoud is a variant of Masud. One African interpretation is “a fortunate man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Masoud is a variant of Masud. One African interpretation is “a fortunate man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Masoud is a variant of Masud. An origin associated with Masud is African.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Arabic مَسْعُود; its root is Arabic س ع د.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Masoud through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 76
- 76 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −79%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,726 as a first name in 2020; 1,216 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.
Masoud’s family of names
Masoud has a related form in Masud. In English usage, Masoud as a surname has an alternative spelling in Masood. In English usage, Masoud has a related form in Masood.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Masoud
- Masoud Pezeshkian9th President of Iran (2024-) and former Co-Interim Supreme Leader of Iran (in 2026)born 1954
- Masoud Barzani1st president of Iraqi Kurdistan (2005-17)born 1946
- Masoud ShojaeiIranian footballerborn 1984
- Massoud Ali-MohammadiIranian physicist (1959-2010)
- Masoud AziziAfghan athletics competitorborn 1985
- Masud GhnaimIsraeli-Arab Member of the Knesset, for United Arab Listborn 1965
- Al-Kasani12th-century Islamic scholar1200–1191
- Masoud Jafari JozaniIranian filmmakerborn 1948
- Masoud KhameneiIranian clericborn 1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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