Given name & surname
Masud
“a fortunate man”
Masud is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a fortunate man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a fortunate man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Masud through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 268
- 268 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,234 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,234 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 39.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 597 as a first name in 2020; 828 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.
Masud’s family of names
Masud has a related form in Masoud. Masud has a related form in Masood. Masud has a related form in Mas'ud.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Masud
- Masud GharahkhaniNorwegian politicianborn 1982
- Masud GhnaimIsraeli-Arab Member of the Knesset, for United Arab Listborn 1965
- Masud MinhasIndian field hockey player (1911–1936)
- Masud SabriChinese general (1886–1952)
- Masud AlioghluAzerbaijani writer1928–1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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