Mabon
Origin
Welsh
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
great son (from the Celtic youth god Maponos); an old myth name enjoying a quiet Welsh revival
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mabon has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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