Mason Name Popularity

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How popular is Mason?

In 2018 the uber popular name Mason, ranked the 9th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 10 most popular, Mason has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity ranking of #2 was reached for the first time in 2011 and as recently as 2012.

The name was given to the greatest number of children in 2011 with 19,510 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Mason in any given year was 11 in 1891.

Approximately during the years 1896-1900, 1909-1916, 1917-1920, 1939-1942, 1965-1970, 1971-1975, 1976-1979, and 1982-2011, the name Mason took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2012-2017.

For a number of years, the name Mason has steadily increased in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Mason has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Mason?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Mason is a huge favorite but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Mason (Girl)		Mason (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		74	2,419	12,435	9
2017		61	2,792	13,549	7
2016		88	2,192	15,244	4
2015		92	2,106	16,627	3
2014		78	2,360	17,201	3
2013		73	2,471	17,699	4
2012		83	2,275	18,969	2
2011		89	2,150	19,510	2
2010		76	2,468	14,845	12
2009		75	2,525	10,685	34
2008		106	1,987	10,483	35
2007		95	2,124	10,767	37
2006		128	1,657	10,409	40
2005		152	1,412	9,768	42
2004		162	1,320	8,617	51
2003		141	1,414	7,895	54
2002		149	1,313	7,878	53
2001		150	1,291	7,446	54
2000		148	1,299	6,516	64
1999		133	1,339	5,451	71
1998		143	1,270	4,657	83
1997		155	1,183	4,267	89
1996		120	1,391	3,880	104
1995		87	1,695	3,630	102
1994		33	3,416	2,801	125
1993		26	4,063	2,472	137
1992		33	3,387	2,200	149
1991		21	4,748	2,035	159
1990		20	4,803	1,478	208
1989		15	5,725	1,094	240
1988		13	6,136	1,026	235
1987		12	6,192	815	268
1986		9	7,505	650	313
1985		10	6,757	454	398
1984		6	9,884	278	509
1983		8	7,765	243	541
1982		5	11,594	327	468
1981		< 5	--	310	473
1980		< 5	--	338	459
1979		5	11,261	320	455
1978		5	10,777	268	497
1977		< 5	--	266	501
1976		< 5	--	252	506
1975		< 5	--	307	459
1974		< 5	--	268	489
1973		< 5	--	153	644
1972		< 5	--	132	700
1971		< 5	--	166	640
1970		< 5	--	179	609
1969		< 5	--	158	629
1968		< 5	--	107	725
1967		< 5	--	87	783
1966		< 5	--	91	766
1965		< 5	--	74	858
1964		< 5	--	98	769
1963		< 5	--	94	788
1962		< 5	--	90	802
1961		< 5	--	89	811
1960		< 5	--	80	848
1959		< 5	--	86	827
1958		< 5	--	88	799
1957		< 5	--	72	896
1956		< 5	--	91	781
1955		< 5	--	98	736
1954		< 5	--	70	885
1953		< 5	--	81	796
1952		< 5	--	85	765
1951		< 5	--	86	759
1950		< 5	--	90	725
1949		< 5	--	94	712
1948		< 5	--	91	701
1947		< 5	--	88	733
1946		< 5	--	84	714
1945		< 5	--	69	740
1944		< 5	--	91	655
1943		< 5	--	89	680
1942		< 5	--	103	622
1941		< 5	--	81	682
1940		< 5	--	77	691
1939		< 5	--	80	665
1938		< 5	--	80	679
1937		< 5	--	71	719
1936		< 5	--	82	640
1935		< 5	--	82	661
1934		< 5	--	89	635
1933		< 5	--	83	635
1932		< 5	--	86	661
1931		< 5	--	85	644
1930		< 5	--	95	631
1929		< 5	--	96	624
1928		< 5	--	108	596
1927		< 5	--	108	597
1926		< 5	--	122	557
1925		< 5	--	114	590
1924		< 5	--	119	584
1923		5	5,455	128	544
1922		< 5	--	131	552
1921		< 5	--	144	517
1920		6	4,759	142	513
1919		< 5	--	125	533
1918		5	5,327	116	562
1917		< 5	--	114	551
1916		7	3,797	136	486
1915		< 5	--	98	574
1914		< 5	--	89	522
1913		< 5	--	85	469
1912		< 5	--	58	519
1911		< 5	--	30	555
1910		< 5	--	27	550
1909		< 5	--	16	700
1908		< 5	--	27	483
1907		< 5	--	22	502
1906		< 5	--	20	513
1905		< 5	--	22	488
1904		< 5	--	20	486
1903		< 5	--	21	463
1902		< 5	--	24	422
1901		< 5	--	15	522
1900		< 5	--	32	398
1899		< 5	--	19	431
1898		< 5	--	15	560
1897		< 5	--	23	397
1896		< 5	--	18	492
1895		< 5	--	19	467
1894		< 5	--	18	474
1893		< 5	--	12	596
1892		< 5	--	20	437
1891		< 5	--	11	578
1890		< 5	--	16	475
1889		< 5	--	21	400
1888		< 5	--	14	542
1887		< 5	--	13	505
1886		< 5	--	18	424
1885		< 5	--	15	493
1884		< 5	--	14	517
1883		< 5	--	12	547
1882		< 5	--	12	567
1881		< 5	--	13	497
1880		< 5	--	22	371

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.