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Mason

Mason means "Worker in stone" and comes from English, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2010s. In the current registry, it is a name most people have come across. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.

EnglishWorker in stone
Old FrenchOne who builds with stone
Births by decade
1900s
219
1910s
890
1920s
1,223
1930s
833
1940s
867
1950s
848
1960s
968
1970s
2,322
1980s
5,613
1990s
33,642
2000s
91,762
2010s
134,172
Peaked in the 2010s · 273,359 total U.S. births since 1900