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By Grace Royal · Nov 2026

Mahlon

OriginHebrew
Meaning"sickly"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked

Below 5 births

Boys#2867

2025 SSA

About Mahlon

Obscure Old Testament name -- he was the son of Naomi and the husband of Ruth -- that's become even more obscure over the past century, perhaps due to its unappealing meaning.

Mahlon is also given to girls.

Pronounced MAH-lun.

As of November 2026, Mahlon ranked #2867 for boys in US births in 2025 and #14459 for girls in US births in 2020 SSA, peaked at #491 for boys in 1896.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#2,500#3,000#3,500'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,0713719.3
2015#2,6674624
2016#2,7504423.2
2017#3,1023820.5
2018#2,4595329.2
2019#2,7894525.1
2020#3,1083721.4
2021#2,6384928
2022#2,6055229.8
2023#2,8254526.3
2024#3,4233419.7
2025#2,8674425.8
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Famous Mahlons

  • MahlonBoy

    Biblical husband of Ruth

  • Mahlon PitneyBoy

    U.S. Congressman and Supreme Court justice

  • Mahlon DickersonBoy

    U.S. Senator and governor of New Jersey

  • Mahlon Dickerson MansonBoy

    U.S. Congressman from Indiana

  • Mahlon Nunnemacher KlineBoy

    American pharmaceutical executive at Smith Kline

  • Mahlon Preston Hamilton Jr.Boy

    American actor

  • Mahlon Bush HoaglandBoy

    American biochemist who discovered tRNA

  • Mahlon ClarkBoy

    American clarinetist

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