UK boy's name
Mabon
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Mabon is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Mabon popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1595, with 16 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2023, with 20 births.
This profile covers 230 England and Wales registrations across 23 recorded years from 2001 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 80% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 229 living people in the UK are called Mabon. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Mabon ranked #1595 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 16 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2023, when 20 boys were registered as Mabon.
- • About 229 living people in the UK are estimated to have Mabon as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1595
2024
Births in 2024
16
Latest year
Peak year
2023
20 births
Estimated living
229
2026
Popularity
Mabon over time
The chart below shows babies named Mabon registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2001 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Mabon, the clearest high point is 2023. The latest England and Wales figure is 16 births in 2024, compared with 20 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mabon by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Mabon was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1587 | 78 | 5 |
| 2010s | #2251 | 102 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2608 | 50 | 8 |
Related
Names similar to Mabon
- Matthew 80,931
- Mohammed 74,321
- Muhammad 72,235
- Max 59,807
- Michael 47,075
- Mason 38,935
- Mohammad 25,910
- Morgan 15,994
- Muhammed 11,527
- Mark 11,336
- Marcus 11,257
- Maxwell 10,006
FAQ
Mabon: questions and answers
How popular is the name Mabon in the UK right now?
In 2024, Mabon was ranked #1595 for boys in England and Wales, with 16 births registered.
When was Mabon most popular?
The peak year on record was 2023, with 20 babies registered as Mabon in England and Wales.
How many people are called Mabon in the UK?
A total of 230 babies have been registered as Mabon across the 23 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.