Mahlon

Given to 5,683 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#2833

recorded as boys

383 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 44

Peak year

1896

18 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

5,683

since 1880

Born a Mahlon? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Mahlon was most popular in 1896, when 18 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.15 per 1,000). In 2025, 44 babies were named Mahlon, ranking #2833 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	44	2833
2024	<5	—	37	3216
2023	<5	—	45	2805
2022	<5	—	52	2589
2021	<5	—	49	2623
2020	6	13453	37	3074
2019	5	15539	45	2766
2018	<5	—	54	2417
2017	<5	—	38	3071
2016	<5	—	44	2726
2015	<5	—	46	2641
2014	<5	—	37	3038
2013	<5	—	43	2715
2012	<5	—	38	3002
2011	6	14824	46	2626
2010	<5	—	45	2682
2009	<5	—	45	2702
2008	6	15405	35	3221
2007	<5	—	49	2533
2006	<5	—	43	2698
2005	<5	—	38	2803
2004	<5	—	35	2887
2003	<5	—	39	2579
2002	<5	—	45	2295
2001	<5	—	51	2050
2000	<5	—	43	2256
1999	<5	—	42	2199
1998	<5	—	37	2349
1997	<5	—	48	1908
1996	<5	—	40	2115
1995	<5	—	35	2253
1994	<5	—	30	2502
1993	<5	—	36	2162
1992	<5	—	34	2214
1991	<5	—	39	1952
1990	<5	—	38	1968
1989	<5	—	30	2245
1988	<5	—	25	2367
1987	<5	—	31	1974
1986	<5	—	32	1873
1985	<5	—	23	2293
1984	<5	—	25	2098
1983	<5	—	32	1748
1982	<5	—	28	1929
1981	<5	—	30	1865
1980	<5	—	30	1852
1979	<5	—	27	1943
1978	<5	—	22	2134
1977	<5	—	34	1607
1976	<5	—	33	1608
1975	<5	—	33	1559
1974	<5	—	23	1934
1973	<5	—	20	2036
1972	<5	—	29	1603
1971	<5	—	25	1784
1970	<5	—	34	1435
1969	<5	—	26	1605
1968	<5	—	23	1650
1967	<5	—	29	1411
1966	<5	—	28	1450
1965	<5	—	28	1456
1964	<5	—	37	1288
1963	<5	—	25	1585
1962	<5	—	29	1454
1961	<5	—	39	1262
1960	<5	—	32	1400
1959	<5	—	42	1199
1958	<5	—	36	1277
1957	<5	—	33	1364
1956	<5	—	37	1257
1955	<5	—	39	1198
1954	<5	—	38	1213
1953	<5	—	50	1025
1952	<5	—	57	939
1951	<5	—	50	992
1950	<5	—	46	1037
1949	<5	—	77	782
1948	<5	—	75	789
1947	<5	—	52	984
1946	<5	—	43	1045
1945	<5	—	47	943
1944	<5	—	52	878
1943	<5	—	44	1006
1942	<5	—	60	839
1941	<5	—	65	770
1940	<5	—	53	862
1939	<5	—	56	811
1938	<5	—	63	770
1937	<5	—	61	787
1936	<5	—	53	832
1935	<5	—	62	785
1934	<5	—	75	705
1933	<5	—	68	740
1932	<5	—	70	746
1931	<5	—	69	742
1930	<5	—	71	755
1929	<5	—	78	701
1928	<5	—	66	806
1927	<5	—	79	733
1926	<5	—	80	712
1925	<5	—	84	703
1924	<5	—	83	726
1923	<5	—	90	674
1922	<5	—	91	678
1921	<5	—	81	733
1920	<5	—	93	660
1919	<5	—	95	619
1918	<5	—	71	773
1917	<5	—	90	623
1916	<5	—	79	662
1915	<5	—	68	715
1914	<5	—	36	907
1913	<5	—	40	734
1912	<5	—	29	816
1911	<5	—	20	707
1910	<5	—	17	729
1909	<5	—	13	804
1908	<5	—	10	877
1907	<5	—	12	778
1906	<5	—	12	709
1905	<5	—	8	919
1904	<5	—	11	723
1903	<5	—	7	910
1902	<5	—	11	687
1901	<5	—	10	683
1900	<5	—	6	1162
1899	<5	—	9	714
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	9	725
1896	<5	—	18	481
1895	<5	—	12	609
1894	<5	—	7	857
1893	<5	—	5	1035
1892	<5	—	10	688
1891	<5	—	12	524
1890	<5	—	5	994
1889	<5	—	8	722
1888	<5	—	8	755
1887	<5	—	6	819
1886	<5	—	9	647
1885	<5	—	6	836
1884	<5	—	12	547
1883	<5	—	13	497
1882	<5	—	12	540
1881	<5	—	7	706
1880	<5	—	14	482