Master

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning one who has control or authority.

Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Master by the numbers

Master was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 17 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Master. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Mister18 in the US (2017)
  • Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
  • Matteogift of god; Italian form of Matthew2,071 in the US (2017)
  • Mateigift of god; Romanian form of Matthew109 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Masenstone worker; a modern respelling of Mason101 in the US (2017)
  • Mayera form of Meir; one who shines or brings light64 in the US (2017)

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