Mason
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAY-sun
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #71 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #39 for boys
- Style
- Classic
Mason is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “stoneworker”. In 2025 it ranked 71st for boys in the UK (814 babies) and 39th for boys in the US (6,291 babies).
What does Mason mean?
English: English occupational surname
“stoneworker”
From the English surname for a stoneworker, from Old French masson.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Mason a girl's or a boy's name?
Mason is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 814 boys in the UK and 51 girls and 6,291 boys in the US.
How popular is Mason in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 71st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 814 about 1 in 370 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.7% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 814 boys in the UK were named Mason, making it the 71st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 38th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 3,147 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Mason than any year since 2003.
Half of all the boys named Mason in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 77th in England and Wales, 41st in Scotland and 55th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#77), 2014 (#29) and 2024 (#63).
Mason in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 814 | #71 |
| 2024 | 992 | #57 |
| 2023 | 1,307 | #47 |
| 2022 | 1,600 | #39 |
| 2021 | 1,788 | #35 |
| 2020 | 1,633 | #38 |
| 2019 | 1,679 | #43 |
| 2018 | 1,816 | #39 |
| 2017 | 2,105 | #32 |
| 2016 | 2,487 | #29 |
| 2015 | 2,642 | #29 |
| 2014 | 2,876 | #26 |
| 2013 | 3,147 | #26 |
| 2012 | 3,024 | #28 |
| 2011 | 2,460 | #37 |
| 2010 | 1,888 | #47 |
| 2009 | 1,850 | #49 |
| 2008 | 1,605 | #55 |
| 2007 | 1,547 | #55 |
| 2006 | 1,296 | #63 |
| 2005 | 1,149 | #68 |
| 2004 | 885 | #83 |
| 2003 | 694 | #93 |
| 2002 | 687 | #89 |
| 2001 | 635 | #98 |
| 2000 | 649 | #96 |
| 1999 | 526 | #108 |
| 1998 | 428 | #123 |
| 1997 | 305 | #144 |
| 1996 | 328 | #136 |
How popular is Mason in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 39th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6,291 about 1 in 270 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 5% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6,291 boys in the US were named Mason, making it the 39th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 11th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 19,530 boys. 51 girls were also named Mason in 2025 (3,130th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 14 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Mason than any year since 1999.
Half of all the boys named Mason in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,750 boys in the US were given Mason or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #42.
Mason in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,291 | #39 |
| 2024 | 6,492 | #42 |
| 2023 | 7,259 | #30 |
| 2022 | 8,051 | #24 |
| 2021 | 9,103 | #18 |
| 2020 | 10,117 | #11 |
| 2019 | 11,484 | #9 |
| 2018 | 12,526 | #9 |
| 2017 | 13,602 | #7 |
| 2016 | 15,287 | #4 |
| 2015 | 16,675 | #3 |
| 2014 | 17,225 | #3 |
| 2013 | 17,730 | #4 |
| 2012 | 18,994 | #2 |
| 2011 | 19,530 | #2 |
| 2010 | 14,858 | #12 |
| 2009 | 10,696 | #34 |
| 2008 | 10,489 | #35 |
| 2007 | 10,775 | #37 |
| 2006 | 10,414 | #40 |
| 2005 | 9,771 | #42 |
| 2004 | 8,619 | #51 |
| 2003 | 7,897 | #54 |
| 2002 | 7,878 | #53 |
| 2001 | 7,447 | #53 |
| 2000 | 6,516 | #64 |
| 1999 | 5,451 | #71 |
| 1998 | 4,658 | #83 |
| 1997 | 4,268 | #89 |
| 1996 | 3,882 | #104 |
| 1995 | 3,631 | #102 |
| 1994 | 2,802 | #125 |
| 1993 | 2,475 | #137 |
| 1992 | 2,199 | #149 |
| 1991 | 2,035 | #159 |
| 1990 | 1,479 | #208 |
| 1989 | 1,098 | #240 |
| 1988 | 1,026 | #235 |
| 1987 | 818 | #268 |
| 1986 | 651 | #311 |
| 1985 | 456 | #396 |
| 1984 | 278 | #508 |
| 1983 | 242 | #541 |
| 1982 | 327 | #468 |
| 1981 | 309 | #474 |
| 1980 | 336 | #459 |
| 1979 | 318 | #455 |
| 1978 | 267 | #496 |
| 1977 | 260 | #508 |
| 1976 | 249 | #507 |
| 1975 | 307 | #458 |
| 1974 | 268 | #488 |
| 1973 | 151 | #646 |
| 1972 | 132 | #698 |
| 1971 | 166 | #637 |
| 1970 | 178 | #610 |
| 1969 | 156 | #633 |
| 1968 | 102 | #736 |
| 1967 | 87 | #782 |
| 1966 | 90 | #766 |
| 1965 | 73 | #859 |
| 1964 | 98 | #768 |
| 1963 | 94 | #785 |
| 1962 | 89 | #801 |
| 1961 | 89 | #807 |
| 1960 | 80 | #841 |
| 1959 | 85 | #824 |
| 1958 | 89 | #789 |
| 1957 | 72 | #888 |
| 1956 | 92 | #769 |
| 1955 | 98 | #735 |
| 1954 | 70 | #875 |
| 1953 | 81 | #795 |
| 1952 | 85 | #762 |
| 1951 | 86 | #748 |
| 1950 | 90 | #720 |
| 1949 | 93 | #712 |
| 1948 | 92 | #696 |
| 1947 | 89 | #726 |
| 1946 | 84 | #711 |
| 1945 | 69 | #736 |
| 1944 | 91 | #651 |
| 1943 | 89 | #677 |
| 1942 | 103 | #620 |
| 1941 | 80 | #683 |
| 1940 | 77 | #689 |
| 1939 | 80 | #663 |
| 1938 | 80 | #672 |
| 1937 | 71 | #713 |
| 1936 | 82 | #637 |
| 1935 | 82 | #658 |
| 1934 | 89 | #635 |
| 1933 | 83 | #634 |
| 1932 | 86 | #657 |
| 1931 | 85 | #643 |
| 1930 | 95 | #629 |
| 1929 | 96 | #620 |
| 1928 | 108 | #594 |
| 1927 | 108 | #597 |
| 1926 | 122 | #552 |
| 1925 | 114 | #588 |
| 1924 | 119 | #583 |
| 1923 | 128 | #542 |
| 1922 | 131 | #551 |
| 1921 | 144 | #515 |
| 1920 | 142 | #511 |
| 1919 | 125 | #531 |
| 1918 | 116 | #561 |
| 1917 | 114 | #549 |
| 1916 | 136 | #485 |
| 1915 | 98 | #572 |
| 1914 | 89 | #520 |
| 1913 | 85 | #465 |
| 1912 | 58 | #515 |
| 1911 | 30 | #548 |
| 1910 | 27 | #546 |
| 1909 | 16 | #679 |
| 1908 | 27 | #475 |
| 1907 | 22 | #495 |
| 1906 | 20 | #503 |
| 1905 | 22 | #477 |
| 1904 | 20 | #482 |
| 1903 | 21 | #451 |
| 1902 | 24 | #415 |
| 1901 | 15 | #506 |
| 1900 | 32 | #393 |
| 1899 | 19 | #424 |
| 1898 | 15 | #543 |
| 1897 | 23 | #392 |
| 1896 | 18 | #481 |
| 1895 | 19 | #456 |
| 1894 | 18 | #464 |
| 1893 | 12 | #572 |
| 1892 | 20 | #422 |
| 1891 | 11 | #564 |
| 1890 | 16 | #458 |
| 1889 | 21 | #388 |
| 1888 | 14 | #528 |
| 1887 | 13 | #488 |
| 1886 | 18 | #417 |
| 1885 | 15 | #480 |
| 1884 | 14 | #504 |
| 1883 | 12 | #527 |
| 1882 | 12 | #540 |
| 1881 | 13 | #487 |
| 1880 | 22 | #363 |
Names like Mason
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harrison, Grayson, Hudson, Austin, Riley, Jaxon, Logan, Sebastian, Hunter, Isaac, Lucas, Caleb
Other spellings of Mason
Mayson, Maison, Masyn, Masen, Maeson, Macen, Maysen, Maisyn, Maisen, Maycen, Masson
Names related to Mason
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mason: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mason, updated 20 October 2026.