Boy name · Old French
Mason
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: stone workerMason is a boy's name that comes from Old French and means "stone worker". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Stone worker
- Origin
- Old French
- Gender
- Boy
- US rank
- #39 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Mason
As a boy's name, Mason comes from Old French and means "stone worker". It is used in English.
Mason is also a surname: the 171st most common in the 2020 US Census, held by 153,847 people. See the most common last names.
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“A builder who worked in stone: walls, churches, castles”
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How popular is Mason?
- US rank in 2025
- #39
- 6,291 babies, 3,683 per million boys
- Best rank
- #2 in 2011
- 19,530 babies that year
- Babies since 1880
- At least 342,583
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 141 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 150 per million |
| 1900s | 161 per million |
| 1910s | 132 per million |
| 1920s | 110 per million |
| 1930s | 79 per million |
| 1940s | 58 per million |
| 1950s | 42 per million |
| 1960s | 50 per million |
| 1970s | 139 per million |
| 1980s | 300 per million |
| 1990s | 1,688 per million |
| 2000s | 4,534 per million |
| 2010s | 8,398 per million |
| 2020s | 4,566 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #4 | #7 | #9 | #9 | #11 | #18 | #24 | #30 | #42 | #39 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Mason
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- MahonBear (Irish Gaelic, boy)
- MaloneDevotee of Saint John (Irish Gaelic, boy)
- MyronSweet oil, perfume (Greek, boy)
- MacsenThe greatest (Latin, boy)
- MakoaFearless, courageous (Hawaiian, boy)
- MaloBright pledge (Breton, boy)
- ManōA shark (Hawaiian, boy)
- ManojBorn of the mind (Sanskrit, boy)
- MaorA light, a luminary (Hebrew, boy)
Names with a similar meaning
- PetraRock, stone (Greek, girl)
- PeterRock, stone (Greek, boy)
- CoralReef stone of the sea (Greek, girl)
- GemmaGem, precious stone (Latin, girl)
- GeorgiaFarmer, earth worker (Greek, girl)
- JorgeFarmer, earth worker (Greek, boy)
- PeadarRock, stone (Greek, boy)
- PedroRock, stone (Greek, boy)
- PeioStone (Greek, boy)
- TorstenThor's stone (Old Norse, boy)
- AdalsteinNoble stone (Old Norse, boy)
- ÆthelstanNoble stone (Old English, boy)
- ArnsteinEagle and stone (Old Norse, boy)
- BoutrosRock, stone (Greek, boy)
- DunstanDark stone (Old English, boy)
Middle names for Mason
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a longer length, so the full name flows.
More boy names from Old French
- BellamyBeautiful friend (Old French, unisex)
- GrantGreat, large (Old French, boy)
- LyleIsland (Old French, boy)
- WallaceForeigner, Welshman (Old French, boy)
- AlgernonHaving a mustache (Old French, boy)
- BaileySteward, bailiff (Old French, unisex)
- CorbinRaven (Old French, boy)
- CurtisCourteous (Old French, boy)
- DarrellFrom Airelle, a place in Normandy (Old French, boy)
- FletcherArrow maker (Old French, boy)
- ForrestOf the forest (Old French, boy)
- HardyBold, daring (Old French, boy)
- LamarThe pool (Old French, boy)
- LeroyThe king (Old French, boy)
- LowellLittle wolf (Old French, boy)
- MalloryUnlucky, unfortunate (Old French, unisex)
- MortimerStill water (Old French, boy)
- OrsonLittle bear (Old French, boy)
Mason: common questions
What does the name Mason mean?
Mason comes from Old French and means "stone worker". Checked against Behind the Name.
Is Mason a boy or girl name?
Mason is mainly a boy's name. In 2025, 51 girls and 6,291 boys in the US were named Mason, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Mason come from?
Mason comes from Old French and means "stone worker". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Mason?
Mason ranked #39 in the US in 2025, with 6,291 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Mason?
Names spelled like Mason include Mahon, Malone, Myron, Macsen and Makoa.
What middle names go with Mason?
Middle names that flow well with Mason include Archer, Brooks, Constantine, Emmanuel and Eugene. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.