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Conn vs Mason

Conn 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.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2010, Conn was ranked #3865 and Mason #46 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Conn was ranked #202 and Mason #61 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Conn was ranked #165 and Mason #75 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Conn and Mason over time

Conn and Mason appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Mason held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Conn 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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Conn #150 in 2024, Mason #32 in 2022.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 19932025

    Conn held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Mason in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Conn #150 in 2024, Mason #32 in 2022.

    The order changed in 2005: Mason moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #299 and #439; by 2005 that had become #518 and #302.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Conn #165, Mason #75.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 19982024

    Conn held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mason in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Conn #173 in 2001, Mason #15 in 2013.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Conn #202, Mason #61.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Conn, Mason
FieldConnMason
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedOriginally 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.
OriginNot yet recordedEnglish surname, from Old French masson/macon
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈmeɪsən/
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #165 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #56 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Mason has a recorded origin (English surname, from Old French masson/macon); Conn does not have one recorded yet.
  • Conn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Mason.
  • A meaning is recorded for Mason; Conn doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Conn

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1970

    First recorded at #278 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1970–2025

    Highest recorded position: #150 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1970–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #165 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Mason

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2000–2023

    Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in New Zealand, in 2014 (recorded 2000–2023).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #56 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys