Maison is the French word for "house" or "home", but as an American first name it works mainly as a stylish respelling of Mason, the English occupational surname for a "stoneworker". The French look gives a very common name a touch of the unexpected. Maison entered the top 1000 in 2012, peaked at number 784 in 2016, slipped out after 2020 and ranks number 1294 in 2025.