Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys
Origin: EnglishMason is a traditionally masculine given name, although recently the name has been used for either sex. Its origin is from the occupational surname Mason, which means "one who works with stone". It is also occasionally a nickname.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Mason yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
Mason's decline is tied for the steepest in this batch: down 62% over the past decade, matching Jacob's drop exactly. Its rank and count peaked together in 2011 — #2 nationally and 19,528 births — meaning the fall from a near-chart-topping position has been unusually fast, from #2 to #42 in roughly a decade.
This name's SSA data runs back to 1880, a long history before its 2010s spike and subsequent retreat.
Its famous-bearer list is almost entirely contemporary football — Mason Mount, Mason Greenwood, Mason Holgate — young English players rather than any older reference, a name whose recent popularity clearly outpaced any prior cultural association it might have carried.
Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 22 | #371 |
| 1881 | 13 | #497 |
| 1882 | 12 | #567 |
| 1883 | 12 | #547 |
| 1884 | 14 | #517 |
| 1885 | 15 | #493 |
| 1886 | 18 | #424 |
| 1887 | 13 | #505 |
| 1888 | 14 | #542 |
| 1889 | 21 | #400 |
| 1890 | 16 | #475 |
| 1891 | 11 | #578 |
| 1892 | 20 | #437 |
| 1893 | 12 | #596 |
| 1894 | 18 | #474 |
| 1895 | 19 | #467 |
| 1896 | 18 | #492 |
| 1897 | 23 | #397 |
| 1898 | 15 | #560 |
| 1899 | 19 | #431 |
| 1900 | 32 | #398 |
| 1901 | 15 | #522 |
| 1902 | 24 | #422 |
| 1903 | 21 | #463 |
| 1904 | 20 | #486 |
| 1905 | 22 | #488 |
| 1906 | 20 | #513 |
| 1907 | 22 | #502 |
| 1908 | 27 | #482 |
| 1909 | 16 | #700 |
| 1910 | 27 | #550 |
| 1911 | 30 | #555 |
| 1912 | 58 | #519 |
| 1913 | 85 | #469 |
| 1914 | 89 | #522 |
| 1915 | 98 | #574 |
| 1916 | 136 | #486 |
| 1917 | 114 | #551 |
| 1918 | 116 | #562 |
| 1919 | 125 | #533 |
| 1920 | 142 | #513 |
| 1921 | 144 | #517 |
| 1922 | 131 | #552 |
| 1923 | 128 | #543 |
| 1924 | 119 | #584 |
| 1925 | 114 | #590 |
| 1926 | 122 | #557 |
| 1927 | 108 | #598 |
| 1928 | 108 | #596 |
| 1929 | 96 | #624 |
| 1930 | 95 | #631 |
| 1931 | 85 | #646 |
| 1932 | 86 | #661 |
| 1933 | 83 | #635 |
| 1934 | 89 | #635 |
| 1935 | 82 | #661 |
| 1936 | 82 | #641 |
| 1937 | 71 | #719 |
| 1938 | 80 | #679 |
| 1939 | 80 | #665 |
| 1940 | 77 | #691 |
| 1941 | 81 | #682 |
| 1942 | 103 | #622 |
| 1943 | 89 | #680 |
| 1944 | 91 | #655 |
| 1945 | 69 | #741 |
| 1946 | 84 | #714 |
| 1947 | 88 | #733 |
| 1948 | 92 | #698 |
| 1949 | 93 | #715 |
| 1950 | 90 | #725 |
| 1951 | 86 | #759 |
| 1952 | 85 | #765 |
| 1953 | 81 | #796 |
| 1954 | 70 | #884 |
| 1955 | 98 | #738 |
| 1956 | 92 | #776 |
| 1957 | 72 | #897 |
| 1958 | 89 | #795 |
| 1959 | 85 | #828 |
| 1960 | 80 | #846 |
| 1961 | 89 | #812 |
| 1962 | 89 | #806 |
| 1963 | 94 | #787 |
| 1964 | 98 | #768 |
| 1965 | 73 | #864 |
| 1966 | 90 | #769 |
| 1967 | 87 | #783 |
| 1968 | 102 | #740 |
| 1969 | 156 | #635 |
| 1970 | 179 | #610 |
| 1971 | 165 | #641 |
| 1972 | 132 | #700 |
| 1973 | 151 | #647 |
| 1974 | 268 | #489 |
| 1975 | 307 | #460 |
| 1976 | 249 | #507 |
| 1977 | 261 | #508 |
| 1978 | 268 | #496 |
| 1979 | 318 | #457 |
| 1980 | 337 | #459 |
| 1981 | 309 | #474 |
| 1982 | 327 | #468 |
| 1983 | 242 | #541 |
| 1984 | 278 | #509 |
| 1985 | 456 | #397 |
| 1986 | 651 | #312 |
| 1987 | 817 | #268 |
| 1988 | 1,026 | #235 |
| 1989 | 1,098 | #240 |
| 1990 | 1,478 | #208 |
| 1991 | 2,035 | #159 |
| 1992 | 2,200 | #149 |
| 1993 | 2,474 | #137 |
| 1994 | 2,802 | #125 |
| 1995 | 3,631 | #102 |
| 1996 | 3,882 | #104 |
| 1997 | 4,268 | #89 |
| 1998 | 4,658 | #83 |
| 1999 | 5,451 | #71 |
| 2000 | 6,516 | #64 |
| 2001 | 7,447 | #54 |
| 2002 | 7,878 | #53 |
| 2003 | 7,897 | #54 |
| 2004 | 8,619 | #51 |
| 2005 | 9,771 | #42 |
| 2006 | 10,414 | #40 |
| 2007 | 10,775 | #37 |
| 2008 | 10,488 | #35 |
| 2009 | 10,694 | #34 |
| 2010 | 14,857 | #12 |
| 2011 | 19,528 | #2 |
| 2012 | 18,993 | #2 |
| 2013 | 17,727 | #4 |
| 2014 | 17,221 | #3 |
| 2015 | 16,667 | #3 |
| 2016 | 15,286 | #4 |
| 2017 | 13,597 | #7 |
| 2018 | 12,520 | #9 |
| 2019 | 11,479 | #9 |
| 2020 | 10,112 | #11 |
| 2021 | 9,099 | #18 |
| 2022 | 8,038 | #24 |
| 2023 | 7,257 | #30 |
| 2024 | 6,471 | #42 |
