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Mason

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Origin of the name

Mason was first an English occupational surname: a stonemason.

Short-lived name

Mason peaked in 2011, when 1 baby in 187 was given the name. Since then, the name has fallen 62%, to about 7,440 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 39. 46% of all babies named Mason since 1880 were born in the 2010s.

342,583births since 1880

2010sgeneration

No. 2rank at its peak, in 2011

Where babies named Mason are born

2011

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The darker the blue, the more common Mason is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Mason is most common in Nevada (2.5 times), Utah (1.8) and Alaska (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Jason 1,052,030
Kason 14,904
Cason 11,308
Mayson 4,848
Maison 4,575
Masen 3,243

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