Mason
Boy nameMason has been given to 345,931 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2011 and currently ranks #39 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈmeɪsən/
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
345,931
Peak year
2011 (19,619 babies)
Rank in 2025
#39 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -62%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Mason
Mason Mount
English association football player
Mason Greenwood
English association football player
Mason Holgate
English association football player (born 1996)
Mason Thames
American actor
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Mason.
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