Mason

What Mason means

From a surname for “a stonemason”

A surname originating as an occupation for a stonemason.

Source: Wiktionary, “Mason” (revision 94588823), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Mason?

US: Falling: down from #3 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #31 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2011, when 19,530 boys got the name (#2 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 272 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 403 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 196 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in VT (11.55 per 1,000 boys), DE (10.18 per 1,000 boys), RI (9.92 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Mason is #39 in the US and #77 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.2% of US babies named Mason were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Maison151 US · 11 E&W
• Mayson98 US · 12 E&W
• Mazin50 US · 23 E&W
• Mazen52 US · 16 E&W
• Masyn48 US
• Masen44 US
• Maeson28 US
• Macen24 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Mason

Boys

• Jackson#36Editor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records
• Brayden#229Variant of Braden, meaning “descendant of Bradán”^*
• Cason#846“house”^*
• Parker#102From a surname for “a gamekeeper”^*
• Carter#45“son of Arthur”^*
• Rylan#416possibly “rye field”^*

For a sister

• Kinley#691Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #235 in 2015, #691 in 2025
• Reagan#248“descendant of Riagán”^*
• Mckinley#712Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1978, with 5 babies
• Claire#68Variant of Clare, meaning “bright, shining, clear”^*
• Raegan#505Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1963, with 9 babies
• Avery#37Editor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Avery in 2025 were girls

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under From a surname, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Mason’s. Rank is US 2025.