Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Mahlon

#1,601 most common boys' name of all time · #3,884 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,601
Rank overall
#3,884 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
5,683
Since 2016
456
Peak year
1919 #619
Best rank
#493 1896
Girls Boys peak 95/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Mahlon is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 44 44 #2,834
2024 — 37 37 #3,219
2023 — 45 45 #2,805
2022 — 52 52 #2,589
2021 — 49 49 #2,625
2020 6 37 43 #3,077
2019 5 45 50 #2,769
2018 — 54 54 #2,417
2017 — 38 38 #3,072
2016 — 44 44 #2,727
2015 — 46 46 #2,641
2014 — 37 37 #3,039
2013 — 43 43 #2,716
2012 — 38 38 #3,004
2011 6 46 52 #2,627
2010 — 45 45 #2,682
2009 — 45 45 #2,703
2008 6 35 41 #3,222
2007 — 49 49 #2,533
2006 — 43 43 #2,698
2005 — 38 38 #2,805
2004 — 35 35 #2,891
2003 — 39 39 #2,580
2002 — 45 45 #2,296
2001 — 51 51 #2,050
2000 — 43 43 #2,257
1999 — 42 42 #2,200
1998 — 37 37 #2,350
1997 — 48 48 #1,909
1996 — 40 40 #2,116
1995 — 35 35 #2,256
1994 — 30 30 #2,502
1993 — 36 36 #2,165
1992 — 34 34 #2,215
1991 — 39 39 #1,955
1990 — 38 38 #1,971
1989 — 30 30 #2,248
1988 — 25 25 #2,373
1987 — 31 31 #1,977
1986 — 32 32 #1,876
1985 — 23 23 #2,297
1984 — 25 25 #2,106
1983 — 32 32 #1,753
1982 — 28 28 #1,938
1981 — 30 30 #1,868
1980 — 30 30 #1,857
1979 — 27 27 #1,947
1978 — 22 22 #2,139
1977 — 34 34 #1,609
1976 — 33 33 #1,609
1975 — 33 33 #1,560
1974 — 23 23 #1,936
1973 — 20 20 #2,044
1972 — 29 29 #1,609
1971 — 25 25 #1,787
1970 — 34 34 #1,441
1969 — 26 26 #1,612
1968 — 23 23 #1,657
1967 — 29 29 #1,415
1966 — 28 28 #1,456
1965 — 28 28 #1,460
1964 — 37 37 #1,293
1963 — 25 25 #1,588
1962 — 29 29 #1,456
1961 — 39 39 #1,266
1960 — 32 32 #1,407
1959 — 42 42 #1,199
1958 — 36 36 #1,279
1957 — 33 33 #1,372
1956 — 37 37 #1,263
1955 — 39 39 #1,200
1954 — 38 38 #1,214
1953 — 50 50 #1,026
1952 — 57 57 #943
1951 — 50 50 #994
1950 — 46 46 #1,041
1949 — 77 77 #787
1948 — 75 75 #789
1947 — 52 52 #984
1946 — 43 43 #1,049
1945 — 47 47 #943
1944 — 52 52 #879
1943 — 44 44 #1,008
1942 — 60 60 #843
1941 — 65 65 #773
1940 — 53 53 #866
1939 — 56 56 #814
1938 — 63 63 #772
1937 — 61 61 #789
1936 — 53 53 #832
1935 — 62 62 #786
1934 — 75 75 #707
1933 — 68 68 #740
1932 — 70 70 #748
1931 — 69 69 #744
1930 — 71 71 #758
1929 — 78 78 #702
1928 — 66 66 #806
1927 — 79 79 #733
1926 — 80 80 #713
1925 — 84 84 #705
1924 — 83 83 #727
1923 — 90 90 #675
1922 — 91 91 #680
1921 — 81 81 #734
1920 — 93 93 #662
1919 — 95 95 #619
1918 — 71 71 #774
1917 — 90 90 #625
1916 — 79 79 #665
1915 — 68 68 #719
1914 — 36 36 #910
1913 — 40 40 #735
1912 — 29 29 #820
1911 — 20 20 #716
1910 — 17 17 #735
1909 — 13 13 #814
1908 — 10 10 #893
1907 — 12 12 #786
1906 — 12 12 #725
1905 — 8 8 #935
1904 — 11 11 #733
1903 — 7 7 #930
1902 — 11 11 #707
1901 — 10 10 #701
1900 — 6 6 #1,185
1899 — 9 9 #730
1897 — 9 9 #743
1896 — 18 18 #493
1895 — 12 12 #618
1894 — 7 7 #877
1893 — 5 5 #1,053
1892 — 10 10 #704
1891 — 12 12 #541
1890 — 5 5 #1,019
1889 — 8 8 #740
1888 — 8 8 #766
1887 — 6 6 #834
1886 — 9 9 #657
1885 — 6 6 #847
1884 — 12 12 #555
1883 — 13 13 #510
1882 — 12 12 #555
1881 — 7 7 #718
1880 — 14 14 #494