Maison

Maison: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “house”
Origin: French
Say it: MAY-zən · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys (85% of all uses)

Maison is the French word for house. As a given name it is usually influenced by Mason and may also be used as a respelling of it rather than from the French vocabulary word directly.

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How popular is Maison?

202454.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Maison in 2024179

2024 rank#1,269 boys

Peak year2016

Total US babies since 18805,213

Maison has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Maison

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Oliverolive tree · French
Beauhandsome · French
Calvinbald · French
Louisfamous warrior · French
Granttall; large · French
Saintholy person; saint · French
Russelllittle red-haired one · French
Travisto cross · French

Maison questions

What does the name Maison mean?

Maison means "house". It comes from French. Maison is the French word for house. As a given name it is usually influenced by Mason and may also be used as a respelling of it rather than from the French vocabulary word directly.

Is Maison a boy or girl name?

Maison is mainly a boy's name in US records (85% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Maison?

179 US babies were named Maison in 2024. Its peak year was 2016.

How do you pronounce Maison?

Maison is usually pronounced MAY-zən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.