Mahlon Boy
How popular is Mahlon?
#2,832 boy name in 2025
44 baby boys were named Mahlon in the US in 2025, making it the 2832nd most popular boy name.
Mahlon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,832 for boys (▲ 382 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 44 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-4% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,640 in 2015, #3,073 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1919 (95 boys) |
| Highest rank | #481 in 1896 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mahlon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mahlon family of names ranked #2,059 for boys in 2025 (#2,328 the year before), with 53 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mahlon | 44 | 83% |
| Maylon | 9 | 17% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mahlon is most popular
Babies named Mahlon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Pennsylvania: 0.3 per 1,000 (70 boys)
- Indiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Missouri: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Mahlon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 95 | #482 |
| 1890s | 87 | #481 |
| 1900s | 100 | #683 |
| 1910s | 545 | #619 |
| 1920s | 825 | #660 |
| 1930s | 648 | #705 |
| 1940s | 568 | #770 |
| 1950s | 428 | #938 |
| 1960s | 296 | #1,261 |
| 1970s | 280 | #1,434 |
| 1980s | 286 | #1,747 |
| 1990s | 379 | #1,905 |
| 2000s | 423 | #2,046 |
| 2010s | 436 | #2,416 |
| 2020s | 264 | #2,588 |
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Questions
- Is Mahlon a boy or girl name?
- Mahlon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Mahlon were boys.
- How popular is the name Mahlon?
- 44 baby boys were named Mahlon in the US in 2025, making it the 2832nd most popular boy name.
- When was Mahlon most popular?
- Mahlon peaked in 1919, when 95 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #481 in 1896.
- How many people are named Mahlon?
- 5,683 babies have been named Mahlon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,957 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
- Where is Mahlon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mahlon was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.