Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Mason

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Mason
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2011

Peak era

2011

Peak rank proxy

19,528

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20112024

Peak year

2011

Decline from peak

66.9%

2024

6,471

All-time

336,209

Mason is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2011, when 19,528 boys were named Mason.

In 2024, only 6,471 boys were given the name.

Down 66.9% from its peak.

All told, about 336,209 Americans have been named Mason and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2011

201119,528 boys named Mason

20246,471 boys named Mason

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