Mason Gay
There are approximately 33 people named Mason Gay living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,386,495 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Mason with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gay. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
33
1 in 10,386,495
Named Mason
332K
Alive today
Named Gay
34K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 332K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2011
Average age: 16
Top Census group: White (73.3%)
Estimated bearers: 34K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,153
Per 100K: 10.00
Top ancestry: White (67.3%)
First name trend
Mason: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Mason. The peak year was 2011 with 19,617 births. The average person named Mason today is 16 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mason
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Mason, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 73.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Mason described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Mason at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White73.3% · 197,820
- Hispanic or Latino10.8% · 29,089
- Black or African American6.5% · 17,457
- Two or more races5.9% · 15,852
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.8% · 7,563
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2,072
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gay surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gay, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 67.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Gay described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Gay at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White67.3% · 20,102
- Black or African American21.5% · 6,431
- Two or more races3.8% · 1,129
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 1,072
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 973
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 171
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Mason has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0968% of the US population, based on 331,695 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Mason right now.
The surname Gay appears at a rate of 10.00 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0100%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 33 people with the full name Mason Gay. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Mason Gay: questions and answers
How many people are named Mason Gay?
We estimate approximately 33 people in the United States share the full name Mason Gay. That works out to about 1 in 10,386,495 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0968%) with the surname frequency (10.00 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Mason Gay?
We classify Mason Gay as "Very Rare". About 1 in 10,386,495 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Mason a male or female name?
Mason is predominantly male. Out of 339,506 total SSA registrations, 99.0% were male and 1.0% were female. See the full Mason profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Mason Gay?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.