Mason is a boy's name of English origin meaning “one who works with stone.” In 2024 it was given to 6,471 boys in the United States.
Mason belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “one who works with stone” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Mason first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2 in 2011, and in 2024 6,471 babies received the name — 336,209 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Mason means “one who works with stone” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Mason is a boy name. In 2024, 6,471 babies received the name in the US.
Mason comes from the English & American tradition.
Mason first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #2 in 2011, and 6,471 babies were given the name in 2024.
Mason is pronounced /ˈmeɪsən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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