Mabon is a distinctive choice, ranked #1595 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Mabon in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1595
About the Name Mabon
Mabon is steadily gaining in popularity, up 40 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #1309 in 2023, and it currently sits at #1595. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2001.
Mabon is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mabon
Unlikely. With around 16 UK babies named Mabon per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mabon in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mabon is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 40 places over the last five years to #1595 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Mabon is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Mabon include: KeVonn Mabon — KeVonn Mabon is an American former football wide receiver.; Mabon ap Gwynfor — Rhodri Mabon ap Gwynfor is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician who has been Member of the Senedd (MS) for Dwyfor Meirionnydd since 2021..
Mabon does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mabons in the wild.
16
UK babies named Mabon (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 40 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mabon
Likely around 1 other Mabon in the class
UK Popularity (2001–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mabon
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jesse Dickson Mabon, sometimes known as Dick Mabon, was a Scottish politician, physician and business executive. He was the founder of The Manifesto Group of Labour MPs, an alliance of moderate MPs who fought the perceived leftward drift of the Labour Party in the 1970s.
Rhodri Mabon ap Gwynfor is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician who has been Member of the Senedd (MS) for Dwyfor Meirionnydd since 2021. He has served as Plaid Cymru's Health, Social Care and Housing Spokesperson and Chief Whip since June 2023.