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Mason name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Mason ranks #39 in male records (6,291 reported) and #3,153 in female records (51 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Mason becoming more popular?

Mason's reported male count decreased by 201 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #42 to #39. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Mason in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MasonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.15,2870201620252016: 88 female records2017: 62 female records2018: 74 female records2019: 76 female records2020: 67 female records2021: 69 female records2022: 66 female records2023: 65 female records2024: 51 female records2025: 51 female records2016: 15,287 male records2017: 13,602 male records2018: 12,526 male records2019: 11,484 male records2020: 10,117 male records2021: 9,103 male records2022: 8,051 male records2023: 7,259 male records2024: 6,492 male records2025: 6,291 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025513,1536,29139
2024513,1576,49242
2023652,6887,25930
2022662,6548,05124
2021692,5509,10318
2020672,57210,11711
2019762,36711,4849
2018742,42812,5269
2017622,76713,6027
2016882,20115,2874

Questions about Mason’s popularity

How common is Mason in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Mason ranks #39 in male records (6,291 reported) and #3,153 in female records (51 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Mason?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Mason only.

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