I have to agree, this is not a good name for a girl. It is very masculine.
-- Anonymous User 6/12/2006
I agree that this name being used for girls is completely wrong. It's a very masculine BOYS name, and there is no justification for it being used femininely. I have seen such butcherings as Maysun, Maesyn, Maicen, Mayssyn, Maisynn, Maesynne, etc, on girls.
I just wish that the "Boys-Names-On-Girls" trend would come to an end. Names like Mackenzie, Emerson, Madison, Addison, and, yes, Mason (and it's variants) shouldn't be used on girls whatsoever.
Nice boys name but not very nice girls name in my opinion. I don't get why people are using classic traditional boys names. It may be a new society and people want to be more unique compared to earlier generations but these names should stay masculine.
-- Anonymous User 4/19/2007
American actress Melissa Joan Hart & musician Mark Wilkerson are the parents of a boy, Mason Wilkerson, born on 11th January 2006.
Nice, strong boys name, but I prefer it as a middle name. When I hear the name Mason, I automatically think of this restaurant in Colorado Springs called "The Mason Jar".
Mason Capwell, played by Lane Davies, was a very popular character on the now-defunct (1984-93) soap opera Santa Barbara. I wouldn't doubt this is the time period during which the name began its increase in popularity.
I think Mason is an awful name for a boy. Nobody's son deserves to have Mason as a name, be it first, middle, or last. On the other hand, I love Mason as a girls name. I don't understand why girls can't have a strong name.
-- Anonymous User 3/7/2009
I like the name and I think that it would be weird to be a girl and be a Mason. That's weird I'm telling you!
Love this name, definitely would use it on a kid - but a boy, though. It's a boys' name. If someone chooses to use it on a girl, obviously that's their choice, but I don't think it would work. And it's opening the poor kid up to a lot of teasing for having a male name. Would stick with this spelling, though. This trend of messing up the spelling of names needs to die out.
I like Mason for a boy and a girl, as well, I actually know two young girls with this name and they themselves are very feminine and popular.
-- Anonymous User 6/3/2010
Mason Lockwood is a character in the TV show and books "Vampire Diaries".
(Before I'd seen Vampire Diaries I really disliked this name because I could only see an old grumpy grampa or a redneck with this name, but now I see a really hot man instead! I like this name now!)
-- Anonymous User 12/24/2010
It reminds me too much of the fact that members of the Freemasons are called Masons. As a result, it gives me the creeps.
To be honest I never liked this name at first, but when I became pregnant with my youngest child I fell in love with it and I've never met another boy named Mason in England.
We named our son Seth Mason. It's a handsome strong name for a handsome strong man. And no, in the 23 years he's had this name, no-one's ever mentioned Mason jars. Anyway, most people I know who use Mason jars don't find them silly or funny at all. Like their namesake, they are simple, strong and useful.
I don't get how everyone fell in love with this all of a sudden. Is Kourtney Kardashian's kid really that important? I've even heard of at least one where I live! Plus it makes me think of Freemasons. Well, at least it isn't one of those recently created names like Nevaeh or Jaden.
Eh. I guess it's better than some made up kre8yve name, but it still screams "TEEN MOM" to me. And the fact that it's #2 now because some Kardashian named their kid Mason... Ugh. Whatever happened to naming your kids after family members?
I don't get why this is so popular with all of those negative associations. Free Masons, the trashy Kardashians. I'm not anti unisex names but this one is even more awful on a girl.