Mason: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “stoneworker”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- MAY-sun · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
From an English occupational surname for a mason, a worker in stone. Its use as a first name comes from surname use.
How popular is Mason?
Babies named Mason in 20246,522
2024 rank#42 boys
Peak year2011
Total US babies since 1880339,506
Mason is fading: recent use is about 51% of its level ten years before.
Names like Mason
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Mason questions
What does the name Mason mean?
Mason means "stoneworker". It comes from English. From an English occupational surname for a mason, a worker in stone. Its use as a first name comes from surname use.
Is Mason a boy or girl name?
Mason is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Mason?
6,522 US babies were named Mason in 2024. Its peak year was 2011.
How do you pronounce Mason?
Mason is usually pronounced MAY-sun.
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.