Mason
#3,130 for girls in 2025, 51 births · #39 for boys in 2025, 6,291 births
Given to boys 99.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2011 · 19,530 births
- Debut · boys
- 22 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 29 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 342,583since 1880
Mason over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,130 | 51 | #39 | 6,291 |
| 2024 | #3,119 | 51 | #42 | 6,492 |
| 2023 | #2,674 | 65 | #30 | 7,259 |
| 2022 | #2,639 | 66 | #24 | 8,051 |
| 2021 | #2,533 | 69 | #18 | 9,103 |
| 2020 | #2,549 | 67 | #11 | 10,117 |
| 2019 | #2,355 | 76 | #9 | 11,484 |
| 2018 | #2,419 | 74 | #9 | 12,526 |
| 2017 | #2,744 | 62 | #7 | 13,602 |
| 2016 | #2,188 | 88 | #4 | 15,287 |
| 2015 | #2,103 | 92 | #3 | 16,675 |
| 2014 | #2,351 | 78 | #3 | 17,225 |
| 2013 | #2,458 | 73 | #4 | 17,730 |
| 2012 | #2,265 | 83 | #2 | 18,994 |
| 2011 | #2,143 | 89 | #2 | 19,530 |
| 2010 | #2,451 | 76 | #12 | 14,858 |
| 2009 | #2,510 | 75 | #34 | 10,696 |
| 2008 | #1,977 | 106 | #35 | 10,489 |
| 2007 | #2,117 | 95 | #37 | 10,775 |
| 2006 | #1,651 | 128 | #40 | 10,414 |
| 2005 | #1,406 | 152 | #42 | 9,771 |
| 2004 | #1,314 | 162 | #51 | 8,619 |
| 2003 | #1,411 | 141 | #54 | 7,897 |
| 2002 | #1,308 | 149 | #53 | 7,878 |
| 2001 | #1,291 | 150 | #53 | 7,447 |
| 2000 | #1,298 | 148 | #64 | 6,516 |
| 1999 | #1,336 | 133 | #71 | 5,451 |
| 1998 | #1,265 | 143 | #83 | 4,658 |
| 1997 | #1,181 | 155 | #89 | 4,268 |
| 1996 | #1,389 | 120 | #104 | 3,882 |
| 1995 | #1,684 | 87 | #102 | 3,631 |
| 1994 | #3,372 | 33 | #125 | 2,802 |
| 1993 | #3,987 | 26 | #137 | 2,475 |
| 1992 | #3,343 | 33 | #149 | 2,199 |
| 1991 | #4,650 | 21 | #159 | 2,035 |
| 1990 | #4,694 | 20 | #208 | 1,479 |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | #240 | 1,098 |
| 1988 | #5,895 | 13 | #235 | 1,026 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | #268 | 818 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #311 | 651 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #396 | 456 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #508 | 278 |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #541 | 242 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #468 | 327 |
| 1981 | — | #474 | 309 | |
| 1980 | — | #459 | 336 | |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #455 | 318 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #496 | 267 |
| 1977 | — | #508 | 260 | |
| 1976 | — | #507 | 249 | |
| 1975 | — | #458 | 307 | |
| 1974 | — | #488 | 268 | |
| 1973 | — | #646 | 151 | |
| 1972 | — | #698 | 132 | |
| 1971 | — | #637 | 166 | |
| 1970 | — | #610 | 178 | |
| 1969 | — | #633 | 156 | |
| 1968 | — | #736 | 102 | |
| 1967 | — | #782 | 87 | |
| 1966 | — | #766 | 90 | |
| 1965 | — | #859 | 73 | |
| 1964 | — | #768 | 98 | |
| 1963 | — | #785 | 94 | |
| 1962 | — | #802 | 89 | |
| 1961 | — | #808 | 89 | |
| 1960 | — | #842 | 80 | |
| 1959 | — | #825 | 85 | |
| 1958 | — | #790 | 89 | |
| 1957 | — | #889 | 72 | |
| 1956 | — | #770 | 92 | |
| 1955 | — | #736 | 98 | |
| 1954 | — | #876 | 70 | |
| 1953 | — | #796 | 81 | |
| 1952 | — | #763 | 85 | |
| 1951 | — | #749 | 86 | |
| 1950 | — | #721 | 90 | |
| 1949 | — | #713 | 93 | |
| 1948 | — | #697 | 92 | |
| 1947 | — | #727 | 89 | |
| 1946 | — | #711 | 84 | |
| 1945 | — | #736 | 69 | |
| 1944 | — | #651 | 91 | |
| 1943 | — | #677 | 89 | |
| 1942 | — | #620 | 103 | |
| 1941 | — | #683 | 80 | |
| 1940 | — | #689 | 77 | |
| 1939 | — | #663 | 80 | |
| 1938 | — | #672 | 80 | |
| 1937 | — | #713 | 71 | |
| 1936 | — | #637 | 82 | |
| 1935 | — | #658 | 82 | |
| 1934 | — | #635 | 89 | |
| 1933 | — | #634 | 83 | |
| 1932 | — | #657 | 86 | |
| 1931 | — | #643 | 85 | |
| 1930 | — | #629 | 95 | |
| 1929 | — | #620 | 96 | |
| 1928 | — | #594 | 108 | |
| 1927 | — | #597 | 108 | |
| 1926 | — | #552 | 122 | |
| 1925 | — | #588 | 114 | |
| 1924 | — | #583 | 119 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #542 | 128 |
| 1922 | — | #551 | 131 | |
| 1921 | — | #515 | 144 | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #511 | 142 |
| 1919 | — | #531 | 125 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #561 | 116 |
| 1917 | — | #549 | 114 | |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #485 | 136 |
| 1915 | — | #572 | 98 | |
| 1914 | — | #520 | 89 | |
| 1913 | — | #465 | 85 | |
| 1912 | — | #515 | 58 | |
| 1911 | — | #548 | 30 | |
| 1910 | — | #546 | 27 | |
| 1909 | — | #679 | 16 | |
| 1908 | — | #475 | 27 | |
| 1907 | — | #495 | 22 | |
| 1906 | — | #503 | 20 | |
| 1905 | — | #477 | 22 | |
| 1904 | — | #482 | 20 | |
| 1903 | — | #451 | 21 | |
| 1902 | — | #415 | 24 | |
| 1901 | — | #506 | 15 | |
| 1900 | — | #393 | 32 | |
| 1899 | — | #424 | 19 | |
| 1898 | — | #543 | 15 | |
| 1897 | — | #392 | 23 | |
| 1896 | — | #481 | 18 | |
| 1895 | — | #456 | 19 | |
| 1894 | — | #464 | 18 | |
| 1893 | — | #572 | 12 | |
| 1892 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1891 | — | #564 | 11 | |
| 1890 | — | #458 | 16 | |
| 1889 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1888 | — | #528 | 14 | |
| 1887 | — | #488 | 13 | |
| 1886 | — | #417 | 18 | |
| 1885 | — | #480 | 15 | |
| 1884 | — | #504 | 14 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1881 | — | #487 | 13 | |
| 1880 | — | #363 | 22 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Mason was already there! It came in at #363, and was given to 22 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1890–1891, when fewer than 17 boys a year got the name.
Where Mason is popular in 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Rhode Island#1 · 1 in 41
- Vermont#1 · 1 in 41
- Maine#1 · 1 in 47
- New Hampshire#1 · 1 in 47
- West Virginia#1 · 1 in 53
Best ever in a state: #1 in South Dakota, 2008.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #1 | 230 | 1 in 62 |
| Kansas | #1 | 202 | 1 in 80 |
| Louisiana | #1 | 312 | 1 in 78 |
| Maine | #1 | 101 | 1 in 47 |
| Maryland | #1 | 364 | 1 in 76 |
| Michigan | #1 | 659 | 1 in 72 |
| Minnesota | #1 | 363 | 1 in 76 |
| Missouri | #1 | 441 | 1 in 72 |
| New Hampshire | #1 | 100 | 1 in 47 |
| North Dakota | #1 | 61 | 1 in 63 |
| Ohio | #1 | 855 | 1 in 70 |
| Pennsylvania | #1 | 873 | 1 in 69 |
| Rhode Island | #1 | 96 | 1 in 41 |
| Vermont | #1 | 43 | 1 in 41 |
| Washington | #1 | 414 | 1 in 87 |
| West Virginia | #1 | 159 | 1 in 53 |
| Wisconsin | #1 | 430 | 1 in 63 |
| Arkansas | #2 | 157 | 1 in 91 |
| Georgia | #2 | 589 | 1 in 92 |
| Indiana | #2 | 443 | 1 in 81 |
| Iowa | #2 | 198 | 1 in 76 |
| Kentucky | #2 | 337 | 1 in 66 |
| Massachusetts | #2 | 405 | 1 in 73 |
| Mississippi | #2 | 205 | 1 in 66 |
| North Carolina | #2 | 684 | 1 in 74 |
| Oregon | #2 | 197 | 1 in 92 |
| South Carolina | #2 | 317 | 1 in 66 |
| South Dakota | #2 | 65 | 1 in 63 |
| Tennessee | #2 | 485 | 1 in 74 |
| Virginia | #2 | 546 | 1 in 77 |
| Wyoming | #2 | 37 | 1 in 52 |
| Alabama | #3 | 303 | 1 in 73 |
| Delaware | #3 | 54 | 1 in 66 |
| Hawaii | #3 | 73 | 1 in 64 |
| Nebraska | #3 | 124 | 1 in 80 |
| Oklahoma | #3 | 198 | 1 in 102 |
| Utah | #3 | 228 | 1 in 95 |
| Idaho | #4 | 80 | 1 in 101 |
| Montana | #4 | 55 | 1 in 71 |
| Florida | #5 | 1,000 | 1 in 92 |
| Illinois | #6 | 661 | 1 in 101 |
| New York | #6 | 1,223 | 1 in 85 |
| Alaska | #7 | 41 | 1 in 82 |
| Nevada | #7 | 153 | 1 in 87 |
| Arizona | #9 | 355 | 1 in 104 |
| New Jersey | #9 | 486 | 1 in 85 |
| Colorado | #10 | 233 | 1 in 117 |
| Texas | #12 | 1,413 | 1 in 126 |
| California | #17 | 1,838 | 1 in 125 |
| District of Columbia | #22 | 36 | 1 in 115 |
| New Mexico | #32 | 72 | 1 in 135 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Mason
- 3 spots since 2024 (#42 → #39)
- 28 spots since 2020 (#11 → #39)
- 36 spots since 2015 (#3 → #39)
- Biggest jump: 158 spots in 1974 (#646 → #488)
- Biggest drop: 204 spots in 1909 (#475 → #679)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2011 at #2 (19,530 births)
- Births halved by 2021, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: 9 yrs · run 2011–2019
- Top 100: 29 yrs · run 1997–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 97 boys born in 2011 were named Mason (1.0%)
- Latest: 1 in 272 boys born in 2025 (0.37%)
- 46.1% of all boys named Mason (157,911) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 154 | #363 (1880) | #472 |
| 1890s | 171 | #392 (1897) | #478 |
| 1900s | 219 | #393 (1900) | #488 |
| 1910s | 878 | #465 (1913) | #529 |
| 1920s | 1,212 | #511 (1920) | #565 |
| 1930s | 833 | #629 (1930) | #654 |
| 1940s | 867 | #620 (1942) | #690 |
| 1950s | 848 | #721 (1950) | #792 |
| 1960s | 958 | #633 (1969) | #778 |
| 1970s | 2,296 | #455 (1979) | #550 |
| 1980s | 5,541 | #235 (1988) | #390 |
| 1990s | 32,880 | #71 (1999) | #123 |
| 2000s | 90,502 | #34 (2009) | #46 |
| 2010s | 157,911 | #2 (2011) | #6 |
| 2020s | 47,313 | #11 (2020) | #27 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Mason in 2012
Top girls' names in 2012
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 21,218 of them was named Mason, which outranked 88.4% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,232Susie84
- #2,232Zamiyah84
- #2,232Zaynab84
- #2,265Mason83
- #2,265Alona83
- #2,265Antoinette83
- #2,265Baylor83
- #2,286Adalina82
- #2,286Adara82
- #2,286Adrianne82
Tied with 20 names at #2,265; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 100 of them was named Mason, which outranked 100.0% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.