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Mason

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Meaning of Mason: English: 'stone worker'

Mason is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 44th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 63rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#44

6,342 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#63

806 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

345,931

First recorded 1880 · peak 2011

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 309 babies1982: 332 babies1983: 250 babies1984: 284 babies1985: 466 babies1986: 660 babies1987: 830 babies1988: 1,039 babies1989: 1,113 babies1990: 1,499 babies19901991: 2,056 babies1992: 2,232 babies1993: 2,501 babies1994: 2,835 babies1995: 3,718 babies1996: 4,002 babies1997: 4,423 babies1998: 4,801 babies1999: 5,584 babies2000: 6,664 babies20002001: 7,597 babies2002: 8,027 babies2003: 8,038 babies2004: 8,781 babies2005: 9,923 babies2006: 10,542 babies2007: 10,870 babies2008: 10,595 babies2009: 10,771 babies2010: 14,934 babies20102011: 19,619 babies2012: 19,077 babies2013: 17,803 babies2014: 17,303 babies2015: 16,767 babies2016: 15,375 babies2017: 13,664 babies2018: 12,600 babies2019: 11,560 babies2020: 10,184 babies20202021: 9,172 babies2022: 8,117 babies2023: 7,324 babies2024: 6,543 babies2025: 6,342 babies
US babies named Mason per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 19,619.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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