Mason
Mason was the 39th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6,291 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2nd with 19,530 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 36 places. More babies were named Mason in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning stoneworker (surname) · English
Say it MAY-sun /ˈmeɪsən/
- Rank in 2025
- #39 boys, down 28 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6,291boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201119,530 babies
- Total since 1880
- 345,931babies recorded
What does the name Mason mean?
Mason is an English occupational surname for a stonemason. As a given name it is a modern transfer.
mason (English, “stoneworker”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: English names, names from occupations.
Mason popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 3,348 since 1916, 51 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #39 | 6,291 |
| 2020 | #11 | 10,117 |
| 2010 | #12 | 14,858 |
| 2000 | #64 | 6,516 |
| 1990 | #208 | 1,479 |
| 1980 | #460 | 336 |
| 1970 | #610 | 178 |
| 1960 | #848 | 80 |
| 1950 | #725 | 90 |
| 1940 | #691 | 77 |
| 1930 | #631 | 95 |
| 1920 | #513 | 142 |
| 1910 | #550 | 27 |
| 1900 | #398 | 32 |
| 1890 | #475 | 16 |
| 1880 | #371 | 22 |
How popular is Mason, counting every spelling?
Mason is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #48 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #39 for Mason on its own. Together these spellings went to 6,359 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason | 6,291 | #39 | 37,196 |
| Masen | 44 | #2,868 | 245 |
| Macen | 24 | #4,331 | 163 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mason?
6,291 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mason (1.74 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mason born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is about 1 in 31. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mason.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mason?
About 333,600 people born in the US named Mason are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 21. That makes Mason mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mason by state
How common Mason was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Vermont (2.5×), Wyoming (2.1×), Maine (2.1×), Rhode Island (2.0×), New Hampshire (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Texas, Arizona, Nebraska.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mason: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mason, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Mason · Sibling names for Mason
Questions about the name Mason
What does Mason mean?
Mason means “stoneworker (surname)” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mason?
Mason was the 39th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6,291 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2nd with 19,530 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 36 places. More babies were named Mason in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mason a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mason in the US.
Where is Mason most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mason was most common in Vermont (10.83 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wyoming and Maine.