Boy
Mahlon
Mahlon is a boy's name meaning "sickness (biblical, Book of Ruth)". It has cooled since its 1920s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is a rare find in the registry. The name's best year yet was 1919.
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EtymologyMeaning "sickness" (biblical, Book of Ruth)
Births by decade
1900s
100
1910s
545
1920s
825
1930s
648
1940s
568
1950s
427
1960s
296
1970s
278
1980s
283
1990s
370
2000s
378
2010s
325
Peaked in the 1920s · 5,043 total U.S. births since 1900