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Mason

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Worker in stone Surname.
French
Stone worker; from French word maçon
Teutonic

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic
  • Nature
  • Surname
  • Trade/Occupational

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Mason

Pronunciation

m(a)-son

Famous People

Actor Mason Adams

Celebrity Babies

Son of Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick, Son of Cuba Gooding Jr, Son of Laura San Giacomo, Son of Josie Bissett and Rob Estes

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #2, 19,493 births); most recent 2025 (rank #39, 6,291 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #1313, 162 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3130, 51 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20256,29151
20246,47151
20237,25765
20228,03866
20219,09969
202010,11267
201911,47976
201812,52074
201713,59762
201615,28688

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #27, 2,724 births); most recent 2025 (rank #77, 675 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #3587, 4 births); most recent 2013 (rank #5737, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025675–
2024806–
20231,118–
20221,369–
20211,517–
20201,370–
20191,433–
20181,540–
20171,776–
20162,131–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #894, 46 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1699, 17 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202317
202220
202119
202018
201911
201825
201729
201646
201538
201413

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #40, 201 births); most recent 2025 (rank #78, 79 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202579
2024102
2023116
2022167
2021143
2020157
2019146
2018142
2017158
2016186

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #11, 292 births); most recent 2025 (rank #41, 100 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025100
2024144
2023143
2022177
2021205
2020193
2019168
2018193
2017231
2016256

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #15, 131 births); most recent 2025 (rank #55, 39 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202539
202442
202346
202254
202166
202070
201978
201883
201798
2016100

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #2, 248 births); most recent 2023 (rank #18, 86 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202386
202277
2021119
2020126
2019108
2018117
2017135
2016136
2015177
2014200

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence