boy's name
Mabon
- Origin Welsh
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 248
Mabon is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Mabon is a name of Welsh origin.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2023, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 29,275 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2001.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Mabon over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 50 |
| 2010s | 102 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 96 |
How popular is Mabon?
In 2025, Mabon was given to 18 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mabon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mabon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mabon
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mabon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mabon
How popular is the name Mabon?
In 2025, Mabon was given to 18 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Mabon a girl's or a boy's name?
Mabon is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Mabon?
Mabon has 2 syllables.
When was Mabon most popular?
Mabon peaked in 2023, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mabon a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mabon currently ranks #1,469 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.