Boys' name · since 1987
Masson
Masson has 328 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,112 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,480 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 328
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Masson is the #8480 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 328 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Masson has been recorded 328 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #8480 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #10,112 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,480 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 328 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Masson ranks #10,112 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,480 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 328 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,112 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,480 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 328
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Masson's 328 recorded births place it above 77.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Masson compares
328 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Masson's all-time total is 11% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Masson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 328 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Masson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Masson splits its recorded history at 2009: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Masson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Masson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (124 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Masson's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Masson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
104 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 124 births (38% of all-time use).
Masson by state
Where Masson concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 328 births nationwide.
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What to do with Masson's data
- Masson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (124 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Massons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Masson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Masson draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.