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Masato
Masato (まさと) is a Japanese name for boys. Its best-known spelling is 誠人, 誠 sincerity + 人 person. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 24 in 2004.
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Ways to write Masato
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
誠人
誠sincerity人person
Boy, best No. 94 (2015)真斗
真true, genuine斗the Big Dipper
Boy, best No. 96 (2014)正人
正right, correct人person
Boy, 16 notable people on Wikidata真人
真true, genuine人person
Boy, 5 notable people on Wikidata雅人
雅elegant, refined人person
Boy, 4 notable people on Wikidata政人
政government, to govern人person
Boy, 2 notable people on Wikidata将斗
将general, leader斗the Big Dipper
Boy, 1 notable person on Wikidata眞人
眞true, genuine人person
Boy, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Masato appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
允人sincere + personBoy
真智true + wisdomGirl
真里true + villageGirl
聖人holy + personBoy
暢仁to stretch + benevolenceBoy
Popularity in Japan
Where Masato has ranked among the most popular name readings each year. Its best year was 2004, at No. 24.
Show the numbers
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2008 | No. 38 |
| 2007 | No. 41 |
| 2006 | No. 27 |
| 2005 | No. 28 |
| 2004 | No. 24 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Masato
Masato Morishige 森重 真人Japanese association football player
Masato Kudō 工藤 壮人Japanese football player (1990-2022)
Masato Fukui 福井 理人Japanese association football player
Masato Saito 斉藤 雅人Japanese association football player
Masato Koga 古賀 正人Japanese association football player
Masato Fujita 藤田 優人Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.