Mason is a distinctive girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #3594 in 2003 with 4 recorded births. This places Mason in the bottom 37% of ranked UK girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2003 with 4 births ranking #3594. In 2003, approximately 1 in every 69,667 girls 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.