Jonah vs Mason
Jonah 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Jonah was ranked #209 and Mason #25 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Jonah was ranked #48 and Mason #61 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jonah was ranked #145 and Mason #63 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jonah was ranked #223 and Mason #75 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Jonah and Mason over time
Jonah and Mason appear together in 3 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Mason held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Jonah 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, Jonah 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 2010, Mason moved ahead of Jonah in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #185 and #240 the year before became #241 and #128.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jonah and Mason changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2000 and 2024, ending at #48 and #61.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 23 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Jonah and Mason averaged 48.3 places apart, ending at #48 and #61.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jonah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mason in 29.
Highest recorded here: Jonah #133 in 2022, Mason #27 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jonah #145, Mason #63.
Northern Ireland · Boys23 shared years, 2000–2024
Jonah held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Mason in 17.
Highest recorded here: Jonah #23 in 2021, Mason #15 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jonah #48, Mason #61.
Republic of Ireland · Boys23 shared years, 2001–2025
Jonah held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Mason in 17.
Highest recorded here: Jonah #135 in 2018, Mason #32 in 2022.
The order changed in 2010: Mason moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #185 and #240; by 2010 that had become #241 and #128.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jonah #223, Mason #75.
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 | Jonah | Mason |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | 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 | Not yet recorded | English surname, from Old French masson/macon |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmeɪsən/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #56 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mason has a recorded origin (English surname, from Old French masson/macon); Jonah does not have one recorded yet.
- Jonah and Mason both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Mason; Jonah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Jonah
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #253 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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