Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Mason
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2011
Peak era
2011
Peak births
19,530
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Mason
How many people are named Mason?
An estimated 333,675 living Americans are named Mason.
How rare is Mason?
Mason is still widely used among babies today, with 6,291 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 67.8% from its 2011 peak.
How old is the typical Mason?
The median age of a living American named Mason is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 21 years old.
Is Mason still popular?
Somewhat. Mason has been declining since its 2011 peak and registered 6,291 births in 2025.
Where is Mason most common?
Mason has its strongest geographic signal in West Virginia, where it appears 5.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20112025
Peak year
2011
Decline from peak
67.8%
2025
6,291
All-time
342,583
Where it lives now
Mason is most concentrated in West Virginia — about 5.2× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Mason is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.