How Many People Are Named Mahlon?
people named Mahlon are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 117,694 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,683 babies named Mahlon in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
95 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Mahlon, 0.8% were girls and 99.2% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mahlon alive today is about 39 years old, and 45% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mahlon first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1919, to 95 babies. In 2025, 44 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Mahlon has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #491, in 1896. In 2025 it ranked #2,866.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,866 |
| Best rank | #491 (1896) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #705 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mahlon alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mahlon were born in Pennsylvania than in any other state: about 679 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Mahlon was given 10 times as often in Pennsylvania, 3.1 times in Indiana and 3 times in Ohio.
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