Mable

#2,438 for girls in 2025, 73 births · Last seen for boys in 1943 at #3,231
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1905 · 562 births
Debut · girls
83 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
53,251
since 1880

Mable over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Mable has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #112, 1905girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,43873
2024#2,46273
2023#2,78961
2022#3,41646
2021#3,25049
2020#3,33846
2019#3,92337
2018#3,85338
2017#3,91938
2016#4,53131
2015#5,83322
2014#5,79722
2013#5,64423
2012#5,71023
2011#10,37410
2010#7,21717
2009#8,05815
2008#7,07318
2007#6,81219
2006#6,12521
2005#8,88312
2004#9,26411
2003#12,4087
2002#8,83711
2001#8,19612
2000#3,98331
1999#6,19116
1998#10,1228
1997#9,0179
1996#7,13012
1995#6,64113
1994#11,7786
1993#8,05210
1992#6,65213
1991#9,3368
1990#7,30311
1989#6,95511
1988#5,89513
1987#3,98321
1986#6,15611
1985#3,98320
1984#4,73715
1983#4,10918
1982#3,17227
1981#3,85920
1980#3,00229
1979#3,33324
1978#3,63720
1977#3,26723
1976#2,86526
1975#2,74327
1974#2,29034
1973#2,22335
1972#2,22234
1971#2,06440
1970#1,90445
1969#1,75548
1968#1,59452
1967#1,44159
1966#1,20180
1965#1,16884
1964#1,051106
1963#1,052104
1962#925131
1961#968124
1960#817162
1959#796164
1958#704196
1957#756174
1956#608248
1955#510330
1954#568247
1953#527265
1952#469323
1951#442356
1950#425356
1949#382425
1948#389419
1947#369471
1946#348474
1945#319451
1944#325436
1943#299540#3,2316
1942#283577
1941#277539
1940#257589
1939#248639#2,8297
1938#249641
1937#236691#2,6808
1936#229712#2,8547
1935#232724#3,2526
1934#229758#2,7428
1933#213804#3,0047
1932#200909#2,6389
1931#203897#2,47110
1930#197976#2,17813
1929#1881,060#2,7669
1928#1801,152#2,38712
1927#1711,249#2,9129
1926#1641,389#2,72510
1925#1661,408#3,4087
1924#1621,516#4,3475
1923#1621,472#3,4677
1922#1521,620#3,0149
1921#1551,566#3,5177
1920#1481,579#2,76510
1919#1431,610
1918#1441,593#2,8829
1917#1441,463
1916#1361,520#3,1777
1915#1451,287#2,18412
1914#1371,081
1913#134907#2,4966
1912#125919
1911#127659
1910#121679#1,5895
1909#120586
1908#119566
1907#117569#1,3455
1906#123510
1905#112562
1904#121485
1903#122461
1902#119478#1,1375
1901#121425
1900#124506
1899#137339
1898#143356
1897#130371
1896#129367
1895#138331
1894#130332
1893#141294
1892#146279
1891#132268
1890#141247
1889#146231
1888#151209
1887#142182
1886#139187
1885#136180
1884#152139
1883#150120
1882#142125
1881#15388
1880#15683
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Mable was already there! It came in at #156, and was given to 83 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1994, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Mable is popular in 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #339 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,802 girlsMNIllinois: #390 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,946 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedWIMichigan: #247 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,288 girlsMINew York: #375 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,173 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedSDIowa: #286 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,015 girlsIAIndiana: #235 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,039 girlsINOhio: #236 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,249 girlsOHPennsylvania: #298 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,743 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #369 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,421 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedCONebraska: #234 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,706 girlsNEMissouri: #202 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,228 girlsMOKentucky: #149 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 666 girlsKYWest Virginia: #191 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsWVVirginia: #124 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 547 girlsVAMaryland: #175 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,150 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #171 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 705 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedKSArkansas: #164 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 722 girlsARTennessee: #114 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 515 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #100 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 405 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #126 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 520 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #217 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsOKLouisiana: #131 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 506 girlsLAMississippi: #155 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 689 girlsMSAlabama: #115 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 481 girlsALGeorgia: #151 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 659 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedHITexas: #273 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,395 girlsTXFlorida: #173 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 730 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#100 · 1 in 405
  2. Tennessee#114 · 1 in 515
  3. Alabama#115 · 1 in 481
  4. Virginia#124 · 1 in 547
  5. South Carolina#126 · 1 in 520

Best ever in a state: #50 in Mississippi, 1916.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#100901 in 405
Tennessee#114521 in 515
Alabama#115611 in 481
Virginia#124421 in 547
South Carolina#126401 in 520
Louisiana#131411 in 506
Kentucky#149411 in 666
Georgia#151461 in 659
Mississippi#155311 in 689
Arkansas#164261 in 722
New Mexico#17171 in 705
Florida#173161 in 730
Maryland#175101 in 1,150
West Virginia#191181 in 1,017
Missouri#202221 in 1,228
Oklahoma#217201 in 1,129
Nebraska#23461 in 1,706
Indiana#235111 in 2,039
Ohio#236201 in 2,249
Michigan#247161 in 2,288
Texas#273411 in 1,395
Iowa#28661 in 3,015
Pennsylvania#298191 in 3,743
Minnesota#33951 in 3,802
California#369101 in 3,421
New York#375161 in 5,173
Illinois#390101 in 4,946
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Kansas
Maine
Massachusetts
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Mable
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 24 spots since 2024 (#2,462#2,438)
  • 900 spots since 2020 (#3,338#2,438)
  • 3,395 spots since 2015 (#5,833#2,438)
  • Biggest jump: 58 spots in 1955 (#568#510)
  • Biggest drop: 151 spots in 1961 (#817#968)
Rise & fade · girls
25 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1905 at #112 (562 births)
  • Births halved by 1953, 48 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 83 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 83 yrs · run 1880–1962
Share of babies · girls
1 in 519
  • Highest: 1 in 519 girls born in 1905 were named Mable (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 22,017 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 26.3% of all girls named Mable (14,011) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,544#136 (1885)#147
1890s3,184#129 (1896)#137
1900s5,148#112 (1905)#120
1910s11,718#121 (1910)#136
1920s14,011#148 (1920)#165
1930s7,751#197 (1930)#224
1940s4,921#257 (1940)#325
1950s2,659#425 (1950)#581
1960s950#817 (1960)#1,197
1970s308#1,904 (1970)#2,655
1980s185#3,002 (1980)#4,585
1990s106#6,191 (1999)#8,222
2000s157#3,983 (2000)#7,964
2010s261#3,853 (2018)#5,680
2020s348#2,438 (2025)#2,949

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Mable in 1934

girls
#229
758 births · 1 in 1,378 girls
boys
#2,742
8 births · 1 in 129,075 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #229Mable758

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #2,742Mable8
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 1,378 of them was named Mable, which outranked 95.4% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mable
  1. #226Imogene768
  2. #227Maryann762
  3. #228Paula759
  4. #229Mable758
  5. #230Susie755
  6. #231Bette741
  7. #232Bettye740
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. 571Luann#1,442#871
  2. 469Alison#1,442#973
  3. 439Golda#1,364#925
  4. 350Ronald#1,244#894
  5. 346Gale#1,102#756
Fallers
  1. 685Nira#463#1,148
  2. 342Vina#782#1,124
  3. 316Zita#947#1,263
  4. 299Myrtie#834#1,133
  5. 278Theola#985#1,263

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 129,075 of them was named Mable, which outranked 34.8% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mable
  1. #2,563Wenzel9
  2. #2,563Westly9
  3. #2,563Windle9
  4. #2,742Mable8
  5. #2,742Adin8
  6. #2,742Agnes8
  7. #2,742Albion8
  8. #2,973Abbie7
  9. #2,973Agostino7
  10. #2,973Alcee7

Tied with 230 names at #2,742; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. 746Lanny#1,361#615
  2. 630Kerry#1,586#956
  3. 620Marland#1,456#836
  4. 404Kirk#1,202#798
  5. 350Valentin#1,281#931
Fallers
  1. 730Neville#995#1,725
  2. 616Garner#770#1,386
  3. 520Vivian#905#1,425
  4. 488Finis#869#1,357
  5. 464Malcom#961#1,425

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1934