Henry vs Mason
Henry 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Henry was ranked #6 and Mason #56 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Henry was ranked #8 and Mason #26 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Henry was ranked #14 and Mason #63 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Henry was ranked #95 and Mason #25 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Henry was ranked #45 and Mason #61 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Henry was ranked #76 and Mason #75 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Henry and Mason over time
Henry and Mason appear together in 5 published lists, across 125 years of shared records. Mason held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Henry in 2.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mason reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Henry 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.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Henry and Mason averaged 28.8 places apart, ending at #14 and #63.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Henry held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mason in 0.
Highest recorded here: Henry #10 in 2021, Mason #27 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Henry #14, Mason #63.
Northern Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1998–2024
Henry held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Mason in 17.
Highest recorded here: Henry #22 in 2023, Mason #15 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Henry #45, Mason #61.
Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1993–2025
Henry held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Mason in 16.
Highest recorded here: Henry #75 in 2016, Mason #32 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Henry #76, Mason #75.
New Zealand · Boys24 shared years, 2000–2023
Henry held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Mason in 14.
Highest recorded here: Henry #8 in 2023, Mason #4 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Henry #8, Mason #26.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys21 shared years, 2005–2025
Henry held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Mason in 4.
Highest recorded here: Henry #4 in 2023, Mason #14 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Henry #6, Mason #56.
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 | Henry | Mason |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Home ruler, estate ruler. | 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 | Germanic, via Old French Henri | English surname, from Old French masson/macon |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɛnɹi/ | /ˈmeɪsən/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Harry, Hal, Heinrich, Henri | 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 #6 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #56 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Henry is recorded with a Germanic, via Old French Henri origin, while Mason is recorded with a English surname, from Old French masson/macon origin.
- Henry and Mason both have 2 syllables.
- Henry'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.
- The available evidence gives Henry a "high" Data Confidence level and Mason a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Henry
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #102 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1993–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 1993–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #6 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
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 #56 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys