Mahlon
Mahlon is a masculine given name. Mahlon was a biblical figure mentioned along with his brother, as Mahlon and Chilion, in the Book of Ruth.
Meaning & Origin of Mahlon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mahlon is a masculine given name. Mahlon was a biblical figure mentioned along with his brother, as Mahlon and Chilion, in the Book of Ruth.
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The Story of Mahlon
Mahlon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 14 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 95 Mahlons were born — ranking #619 that year. As of 2026, Mahlon ranks #3,141 for baby boys with 39 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 6K Mahlons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mahlon
Mahlon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Mahlon's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #481. Use the chart and map above to compare Mahlon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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