Charlie vs Mason
Charlie and Masoncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Charlie was ranked #8 and Mason #61 among boys in Northern Ireland.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Charlie was ranked #9 and Mason #26 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Charlie was ranked #12 and Mason #56 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Charlie was ranked #13 and Mason #75 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Charlie was ranked #19 and Mason #25 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Charlie was ranked #22 and Mason #77 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2013, Charlie was ranked #298 and Mason #5742 among girls in England and Wales.
Charlie and Mason over time
Charlie and Mason appear together in 5 published lists, across 123 years of shared records. Charlie held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Mason in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Mason reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Charlie in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2019, Charlie moved ahead of Mason in New Zealand · Boys — #12 and #10 the year before became #10 and #14.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 30 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Charlie and Mason averaged 44.8 places apart, ending at #22 and #77.
- Longest-running competitions
Charlie and Mason were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #22 and #77.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Charlie #4 in 2012, Mason #27 in 2013.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Charlie held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Mason in 0.
Highest recorded here: Charlie #4 in 2012, Mason #27 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Charlie #22, Mason #77.
Northern Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1998–2024
Charlie held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Mason in 0.
Highest recorded here: Charlie #3 in 2013, Mason #15 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Charlie #8, Mason #61.
Republic of Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 1998–2025
Charlie held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Mason in 0.
Highest recorded here: Charlie #5 in 2022, Mason #32 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Charlie #13, Mason #75.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys22 shared years, 2003–2025
Charlie held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Mason in 6.
Highest recorded here: Charlie #8 in 2024, Mason #14 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Charlie #12, Mason #56.
New Zealand · Boys21 shared years, 2003–2023
Charlie held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Mason in 9.
Highest recorded here: Charlie #6 in 2021, Mason #4 in 2014.
The order changed in 2019: Charlie moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #12 and #10; by 2019 that had become #10 and #14.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Charlie #9, Mason #26.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Charlie | Mason |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A diminutive of Charles, ultimately interpreted as 'man' or, by an alternative theory, 'army'. | Originally an occupational surname/vocabulary word meaning 'stoneworker', later adopted as a given name. The deeper root of the word itself is disputed among etymologists — a Germanic (Frankish) origin versus an alternative Medieval Latin source. |
| Origin | English, via Germanic Karl | English surname, from Old French masson/macon |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʃɑːli/ | /ˈmeɪsən/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #12 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #56 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Charlie is recorded with a English, via Germanic Karl origin, while Mason is recorded with a English surname, from Old French masson/macon origin.
- Charlie and Mason both have 2 syllables.
- Charlie's recorded meaning differs from Mason's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Charlie
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #282 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #747 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Mason
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #339 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2000–2023
Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in New Zealand, in 2014 (recorded 2000–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #77 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys