Mason is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #1292 in 2001 with 150 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2004 with 162 births ranking #1320. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 25.0%. In 2001, approximately 1 in every 12,004 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.