Mason

“Stoneworker” — English origin

Boy's name · #39 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Mason has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #2 (2011) · 342,583 babies named Mason all-time · 1 in 270 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #17 in Netherlands (2025) · #39 in New Zealand (2025) · #41 in Scotland (2025) · #42 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #44 in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Masons

Mason Mount — English association football player
Mason Greenwood — English association football player
Mason Holgate — English association football player (born 1996)
Mason Thames — American actor
Mason Ryan — British professional wrestler (born 1982)

In stories & tradition

Mason (Dipper Pines) — Gravity Falls
Mason Verger — Hannibal
Mason Dixon — Rocky Balboa

What Masons become

Among 355 notable people named Mason:

Athletes appear 2.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mason Mount, English association football player.

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