Mahlon — #3385 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Mahlon

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,608 babies named Mahlon between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mahlon currently holds the #3385 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 95 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahlon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 825 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Mahlon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 1,154 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Mahlon in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahlon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5,608 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.