Mason is a highly popular boys' name in United States, ranking #42 in 2024 with 6,471 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2011 with 19,528 births ranking #2. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 66.7%. In 2024, approximately 1 in every 265 boys born was named Mason. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Mason comes from an English occupational surname meaning stoneworker. Its clean sound and solid image have made it one of the most successful modern surname-style boys' names.
The name rose sharply in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries as occupational surnames became fashionable first names. Its popularity comes from sounding strong, practical, and familiar.