Master

Popularity Trends

The name Master is the #7,279 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 460 recorded births since 1915. This represents the 5.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 5.9% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,126 (10.0% percentile) for all time with 460 births since 1915.

Master first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1915 (first recorded for boys in 1915). Birth data for Master is available in 50 out of the 109 years between 1915 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Master reached its peak popularity in 2018, achieving the 1.8% percentile (ranked #897) with 11 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 11 births per million (ranked 1.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2017, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Master ranks #903 for boys (0.9% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 65.7% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Master".

1915 2023 19152023

Key Statistics

Total Births

460

Peak Births

Peak Year

2018

First Recorded

1915

Peak Percentile

1.8%

Current Percentile

0.9%

Peak Rank

#897

Current Rank

#903

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Master", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Master.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Master's popularity from 1912 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Master at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Master range from Sir at 83.1% correlation to Simcha at 81.9% correlation, with an average correlation level of 82.5%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Bo with 14.4K births (94% boys) and the least popular is Jahan with 791 births (95% boys).

Master's share of births peaked at 10.8 births per million for boys in 2018. It reached its lowest point of 2.3 births per million (21% of peak) in 2006. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Master had 7.1 births per million, 66% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Sir

2,023

83.06% (very strong)

Cassia

2,012

83.02% (very strong)

Mordechai

6,332

82.79% (very strong)

14.4k

82.71% (very strong)

Yocheved

2,277

82.62% (very strong)

Anais

8,690

82.46% (very strong)

Han

1,353

82.30% (very strong)

Aharon

2,420

82.20% (very strong)

Reina

13k

82.17% (very strong)

Jahan

791

82.16% (very strong)

Rami

3,755

82.15% (very strong)

Simcha

2,063

81.89% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Master

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Master. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 80.5% confident that Master is pronounced as MA-ster, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is MAH-ster, at 17.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.

MA-ster

80.5%

MAH-ster

17.1%

MUH-ster

2.4%

MA-ster (2 syllables)

Verified

80.5% confidence

M AE1 S T ER0

MAH-ster (2 syllables)

17.1% confidence

M AA1 S T ER0

MUH-ster (2 syllables)

2.4% confidence

M AH1 S T ER0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

If none of the pronunciations above sound right to you, could you please check whether any of these related pronunciations should be applied to the name Master? These are pronunciations that other similar names use, but which are not currently associated with Master. If you think any of these are valid pronunciations for Master, please vote using the thumbs up button.

About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like M AE1 S T ER0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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