{{Infobox given name | name = Mason | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|'|m|ei|s|@|n}} | gender = Male | meaning = "One who works with stone" | region = | origin = Stone Worker | nickname = Madon | related names = Macen, Masen, Mayson, Maison }}
'''Mason''' is a traditionally masculine given name, although recently the name has been used for either sex. Its origin is from the occupational surname Mason, which means "one who works with stone".<ref>[http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Mason Mason], Thinkbabynames.com</ref> It is also occasionally a nickname.
The popularity of the given name has risen in recent years, becoming the second most popular name given to boys in the United States in 2011.<ref>[http://nameberry.com/babyname/Mason Mason], Nameberry.com</ref> In 2022, it was the 32nd most popular name given to boys in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014701|title=Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)|website=Statistics Canada|access-date=2024-08-25}}</ref>
==People with the given name include== {{compact ToC|name=no|side=yes|top=yes|i=|q=|x=|y=|z=}}
===A=== *Mason Abbiate (born 1998), American Paralympic soccer player *Mason Adams (1919–2005), American actor *Mason Aguirre (born 1987), American snowboarder *Mason Andrews (1919–2006), American physician *Mason Appleton (born 1996), American ice hockey player
===B=== *Mason Bailey (born 1996/1997), American stock car racing driver *Mason Barbera (born 1997), Australian racing driver *Mason Barrett (born 1999), English footballer *Mason Bates (born 1977), American composer *Mason Durell Betha (born 1975), American rapper *Mason Bennett (born 1996), English footballer *Mason Bennett (Canadian football) (born 1997), Canadian football player *Mason Black (born 1999), American baseball player *Mason Bloomfield (born 1996), English footballer *Mason Brayman (1813–1895), American attorney and army officer *Mason Brodine (born 1988), American football player *Mason Brooks (born 1999), American football player *Mason Brown (1799–1867), American politician *Mason Burstow (born 2003), English footballer
===C=== *Mason Carter (1834–1909), American army officer *Mason Caton-Brown (born 1993), Jamaican rugby league footballer *Mason Cerruto (born 1996), Italian rugby league footballer *Mason Chamberlin (1727–1787), English painter *Mason Cobb (born 2001), American football player *Mason Fitch Cogswell (1761–1830), American physician *Mason Cole (born 1996), American football player *Mason Cook (born 2000), American actor *Mason Cooley (1927–2002), American aphorist *Mason Vale Cotton (born 2002), American actor *Mason Cox (born 1991), American Australian rules footballer *Mason Crane (born 1997), English cricketer *Mason Crosby (born 1984), American football player *Mason Curtis (born 2005), American football player
===D=== *Mason Daring (born 1949), American musician *Mason C. Darling (1801–1866), American politician *Mason Diaz (born 2000), American stock car racing driver *Mason Alan Dinehart (born 1936), American business consultant *Mason J. Dunn (born 1985), American lawyer *Mason Durie (disambiguation), multiple people *Mason Duval (born 2001), Caymanian footballer *Mason Dye (born 1994), American actor
===E=== *Mason Emerson (born 1996), New Zealand rugby union footballer *Mason Englert (born 1999), American baseball player *Mason Erla (born 1997), American baseball player *Mason Espinosa, American football coach *Mason Ewing (born 1982), Cameroonian fashion designer
===F=== *Mason Fairchild (born 2001), American football player *Mason Falslev (born 2001), American basketball player *Mason Fawns (born 1999), English footballer *Mason Ferlic (born 1993), American runner *Mason Filippi (born 1998), American auto racing driver *Mason Fine (born 1997), American football player *Mason Finley (born 1990), American shot putter and discus thrower *Mason Flesch (born 1999), Canadian rugby union footballer *Mason Fluharty (born 2001), American baseball player *Mason Forbes (born 1999), American basketball player *Mason Foster (born 1989), American football player *Mason Fowler (born 1993), American mixed martial artist *Mason Fung (born 2004), Hong Kong actor
===G=== *Mason Gaffney (1923–2020), American economist *Mason Gamble (born 1986), American actor *Mason Garcia, American football player *Mason Geertsen (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player *Mason Gillis (born 2000), American basketball player *Mason Gooding (born 1996), American actor *Mason Gordon (rugby union) (born 2003), Australian rugby union footballer *Mason Grady (born 2002), Welsh rugby union footballer *Mason Graham (born 2003), American football player *Mason Greenwood (born 2001), English footballer *Mason Grimes (born 1992), Guamanian footballer *Mason Welch Gross (1911–1977), American television personality
===H=== *Mason Hale (1929–1990), American lichenologist *Mason Hammond (1903–2002), American professor *Mason Hancock (born 2003), English footballer *Mason Alexander Hargrave (1923–1988), American community organizer *Mason Harwell (1806–1879), American auctioneer *Mason Hawkins (born 1948), American investor *Mason Heintschel (born 2007), American football player *Mason Hill (geologist) (1904–1992), American geologist *Mason Ho (born 1988), American surfer *Mason Hoffenberg (1922–1986), American writer *Mason Holgate (born 1996), English footballer *Mason Hollyman (born 2000), British cyclist *Mason Howell (born 2007), American golfer
===J=== *Mason Jackson (1819–1903), English engraver *Mason Jennings (born 1975), American singer-songwriter *Mason Jobst (born 1994), American ice hockey player *Mason Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
===K=== *Mason Kayne (born 1985), English actor *Mason Kinsey (born 1998), American football player
===L=== *Mason Lee (born 1990), Taiwanese-American actor *Mason Lindahl, American guitarist *Mason Lino (born 1994), Samoan rugby league footballer *Mason Lohrei (born 2001), American ice hockey player *Mason Lowe (1993–2019), American rodeo cowboy *Mason Ludwig (born 2002), American stock car racing driver *Mason Lund (born 2002), New Zealand rugby union footballer
===M=== *Mason Madsen (born 2001), American basketball player *Mason Maggio (born 2004), American stock car racing driver *Mason Malmuth (born 1951), American poker player *Mason Manville (born 1997), American wrestler *Mason Marchment (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player *Mason Martin (born 1999), American baseball player *Mason Massey (born 1997), American racing driver *Mason Mastroianni (born 1978), American comic artist *Mason Mathews (1803–1878), American politician *Mason Maury (1847–1919), American architect *Mason McCormick (born 2000), American football player *Mason McCoy (born 1995), American baseball player *Mason McDonald (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player *Mason McGroder (born 2008), Australian long jumper *Mason McTavish (born 2003), Swiss ice hockey player *Mason Melia (born 2007), Irish footballer *Mason Miller (born 1998), American baseball player *Mason Mingus (born 1994), American stock car racing driver *Mason Mitchell (born 1994), American stock car racing driver *Mason Morelli (born 1996), American ice hockey player *Mason Mount (born 1999), English footballer *Mason Munn (born 2006), Northern Irish footballer *Mason Mushore (born 2002), Zimbabwean footballer *Mason Musso (born 1989), American singer-songwriter
===N=== *Mason Neely (born 1979), American record producer *Mason Novick (born 1974), American film producer
===O=== *Mason O'Malley (born 2001), English footballer
===P=== *Mason Alexander Park (born 1995), American actor and singer *Mason Parris (born 1999), American wrestler *Mason Patrick (1863–1942), American army officer *Mason Peatling (born 1997), Australian basketball player *Mason Peck, American professor *Mason S. Peters (1844–1914), American politician *Mason Phelps (1885–1945), American golfer *Mason Phelps Jr. (1949–2021), American horse trainer *Mason Pierce (born 1999), Canadian football player *Mason Plumlee (born 1990), American basketball player *Mason Porter (born 1976), American mathematician *Mason Posa, American football player
===R=== *Mason Raige (born 1972), American professional wrestler *Mason Ramsey (born 2006), American singer-songwriter *Mason Raymond (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player *Mason Redman (born 1997), Australian rules footballer *Mason Reese (born 1965), American actor *Mason Reiger (born 2002), American football player *Mason Remey (1874–1974), American religious leader *Mason Richards, Guyanese-American filmmaker *Mason Richman (born 2002), American football player *Mason Robertson (born 1994), Scottish footballer *Mason Robinson (born 1989), American football player *Mason Rocca (born 1977), Italian-American basketball player *Mason Rudolph (disambiguation), multiple people *Mason Ruffner (born 1947), American singer-songwriter *Mason Ryan (born 1982), Welsh professional wrestler
===S=== *Mason Schreck (born 1993), American football player *Mason Scott (1865–1916), English rugby union footballer *Mason Sears (1899–1973), American politician *Mason Shaw (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player *Mason Shefa (born 1993), American filmmaker *Mason Shipley, American football player *Mason Spence (born 1994), English footballer *Mason Spencer (1892–1962), American planter *Mason Springthorpe (born 1994), English footballer *Mason Stajduhar (born 1997), American soccer player *Mason S. Stone (1857–1940), American educator and politician *Mason Symons (born 1989), American wheelchair rugby player
===T=== *Mason Tappan (1817–1886), American politician *Mason Tatafu (born 2002), Australian footballer *Mason Taylor (born 2004), American football player *Mason Teague (born 2003), Australian rugby league footballer *Mason Thames (born 2007), American actor *Mason A. Thayer (1839–??), American politician *Mason B. Thomas (1866–1912), American football coach *Mason Thompson (born 1998), American baseball player *Mason Tipton (born 2000), American football player *Mason Tobin (born 1987), American baseball player *Mason Toye (born 1998), American soccer player *Mason Trafford (born 1986), Canadian soccer player *Mason Tupaea (born 2002), New Zealand rugby union footballer *Mason Tvert (born 1982), American activist
===U=== *Mason Unck (born 1980), American football player
===V=== *Mason Vaugh (1894–1978), American agriculturalist *Mason Via, American singer-songwriter
===W=== *Mason Walters, American football player *Mason Walters (racing driver), American stock car racing driver *Mason Warren (born 1997), English footballer *Mason Weaver, American motivational speaker *Mason Webb (born 1986), American soccer player *Mason Locke Weems (1759–1825), American minister *Mason West (born 2007), American ice hockey player *Mason Wiley (1955–1994), American author *Mason Williams (disambiguation), multiple people *Mason Wood (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
==Fictional characters== *Mason Morgan, in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' *Mason Turner, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *Mason Verger, in the novel, movie and TV series ''Hannibal''
==References== {{reflist}}
== See also == *Mason (disambiguation) *Mason (surname)
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