The first name Mahlon
A boy’s name from Hebrew.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
From Biblical Hebrew מַחְלוֹן (makhlón).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mahlon at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 44 boys born in the United States were named Mahlon, the 2,867th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1919, when 95 were.
5,683
babies named Mahlon since 1880
#2,867
rank in 2025
1919
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Mahlon in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Maklon
Danish
Machlon
German
Maklon
Norwegian
Mahelon
Swedish
Spelled Mahlon in Finnish too.
Famous people named Mahlon
6 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mahlon DickersonAmerican politician (1770-1853)
- Mahlon HamiltonActor (1880-1960)
- Mahlon LoomisAmerican inventor (1826-1886)
- Mahlon RomeoEnglish footballer (born 1995)
- Mahlon PitneyAmerican politician and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1858-1924)
- Mahlon DeLongAmerican neurologist, 1938–2024
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Questions
- What does the name Mahlon mean?
- From Biblical Hebrew מַחְלוֹן (makhlón).
- What is the origin of the name Mahlon?
- From Biblical Hebrew מַחְלוֹן (makhlón).
- Is Mahlon a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 5,683 US babies named Mahlon since 1880 were boys.
- When was Mahlon most popular?
- 1919 in the United States, when 95 babies were named Mahlon, its highest rank at 623rd.