Baby name meaning

Mason

Stone worker or builder · Old French origin

Meaning & origin

Mason is a male name of Old French origin, meaning “Stone worker or builder”.

How popular is Mason?

In England & Wales, Mason ranked #63 among boys' names in 2024, with 806 babies given the name — down from #29 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2013, when it reached #27.

In the United States, Mason was the #11 boys' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

The two territories disagree about Mason: #11 in the US against #63 in England & Wales — a markedly more American choice.

Mason — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Mason over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #725US 1960: #848US 1970: #610US 1980: #460US 1990: #208US 2000: #64US 2010: #12US 2020: #11England & Wales 2024: #63United StatesEngland & Wales
Mason’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Mason in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#127320
2000#85628
2005#601,087
2010#461,712
2013#272,724
2015#312,263
2020#421,370
2024#63806

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