Is Mahlon a boy or girl name?
Mahlon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 34 boys were named Mahlon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 5,631 US babies named Mahlon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,423
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mahlon since 1880
- 5,631
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 95 babies
Boys and girls named Mahlon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 95 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 100 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 545 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 825 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 648 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 568 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 428 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 296 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 280 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 286 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 378 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 420 | 6 | 1.4% |
| 2010s | 435 | 11 | 2.5% |
| 2020s | 217 | 6 | 2.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34 | #3,423 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 45 | #2,825 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 52 | #2,605 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 49 | #2,638 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,108 | 6 | #14,459 |
| 2019 | 45 | #2,789 | 5 | #17,066 |
| 2018 | 53 | #2,459 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,102 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,750 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,667 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 37 | #3,071 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 43 | #2,747 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,037 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 46 | #2,656 | 6 | #16,041 |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,711 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,734 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,320 | 6 | #16,693 |
| 2007 | 49 | #2,555 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,726 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,881 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,991 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,604 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 45 | #2,324 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,078 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 43 | #2,280 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 42 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,376 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 48 | #1,923 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,129 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 35 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,191 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,239 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 39 | #1,974 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,035 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 30 | #2,274 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,410 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 31 | #2,002 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,902 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,334 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,134 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,775 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,971 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 30 | #1,884 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,892 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,174 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 33 | #1,633 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 33 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 23 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,091 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 25 | #1,811 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 34 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 26 | #1,628 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 23 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,472 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,616 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 29 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 32 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 42 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 36 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 33 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 38 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 38 | #1,234 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 38 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 50 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 57 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 50 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 46 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 77 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 75 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 52 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 43 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 47 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 52 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 44 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 60 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 65 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 53 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 56 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 63 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 61 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 53 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 62 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 75 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 68 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 70 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 69 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 71 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 78 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 66 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 79 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 80 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 84 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 83 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 90 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 91 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 81 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 93 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 95 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 71 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 90 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 79 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 68 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 36 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 40 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 29 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 20 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 17 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 13 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 12 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 12 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 11 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 11 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 10 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 18 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 12 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 10 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 12 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 9 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 12 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 13 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 12 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 14 | #494 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mahlon reached #491 in 1896. As a girl name, it reached #14,459 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mahlon
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.