Mahlon
Mahlon was the 2867th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 491st; the most babies were born in 1919 (95). Over the last ten years it has moved down 199 places. More babies were named Mahlon in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,867 boys, up 242 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191995 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,683babies recorded
Mahlon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 23 since 2008.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,867 | 44 |
| 2020 | #3,109 | 37 |
| 2010 | #2,711 | 45 |
| 2000 | #2,281 | 43 |
| 1990 | #2,001 | 38 |
| 1980 | #1,891 | 30 |
| 1970 | #1,449 | 34 |
| 1960 | #1,417 | 32 |
| 1950 | #1,047 | 46 |
| 1940 | #866 | 53 |
| 1930 | #761 | 71 |
| 1920 | #666 | 93 |
| 1910 | #745 | 17 |
| 1900 | #1,259 | 6 |
| 1890 | #1,096 | 5 |
| 1880 | #494 | 14 |
How popular is Mahlon, counting every spelling?
Mahlon has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Mahlon?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mahlon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mahlon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mahlon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mahlon?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Mahlon are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 17 and 62. That makes Mahlon mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mahlon by state
How common Mahlon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (10.0×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mahlon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mahlon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mahlon
How popular is the name Mahlon?
Mahlon was the 2867th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 491st; the most babies were born in 1919 (95). Over the last ten years it has moved down 199 places. More babies were named Mahlon in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Mahlon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mahlon in the US.
Where is Mahlon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mahlon was most common in Pennsylvania (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by Indiana and Missouri.