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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201945peak #112, 1905girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1945

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedWIMichigan: #399 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,540 girlsMINew York: #662 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 13,538 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: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedINOhio: #379 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,977 girlsOHPennsylvania: #415 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,012 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #694 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,439 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedNEMissouri: #396 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,983 girlsMOKentucky: #183 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,075 girlsKYWest Virginia: #258 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,944 girlsWVVirginia: #203 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,246 girlsVAMaryland: #257 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,946 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #217 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,023 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedKSArkansas: #197 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsARTennessee: #182 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,105 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #150 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 725 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #178 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 864 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #201 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 917 girlsLAMississippi: #165 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 706 girlsMSAlabama: #227 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,358 girlsALGeorgia: #175 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 860 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedHITexas: #407 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,139 girlsTXFlorida: #346 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,807 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#150 · 1 in 725
  2. Mississippi#165 · 1 in 706
  3. Georgia#175 · 1 in 860
  4. South Carolina#178 · 1 in 864
  5. Tennessee#182 · 1 in 1,105

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#150561 in 725
Mississippi#165331 in 706
Georgia#175401 in 860
South Carolina#178271 in 864
Tennessee#182271 in 1,105
Kentucky#183251 in 1,075
Arkansas#197181 in 1,017
Louisiana#201281 in 917
Virginia#203231 in 1,246
New Mexico#21761 in 1,023
Alabama#227231 in 1,358
Maryland#25791 in 1,946
West Virginia#25891 in 1,944
Florida#34681 in 2,807
Ohio#379121 in 4,977
Missouri#39661 in 4,983
Michigan#39991 in 5,540
Texas#407231 in 3,139
Pennsylvania#415131 in 6,012
New York#66281 in 13,538
California#69481 in 10,439
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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 1945

girls
#319
451 births · 1 in 2,898 girls

Top girls' names in 1945

  1. #1Mary59,278
  2. #2Linda41,465
  3. #3Barbara38,273
  4. #4Patricia35,844
  5. #5Carol30,389
  6. #6Sandra24,700
  7. #7Nancy21,456
  8. #8Sharon20,838
  9. #9Judith20,192
  10. #10Susan19,222
  11. #319Mable451
More about 1945

girls

1,307,090 girls got a published name in 1945; 1 in 2,898 of them was named Mable, which outranked 93.9% of the 5,242 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mable
  1. #316Margo455
  2. #316Sonja455
  3. #318Glenna453
  4. #319Mable451
  5. #319Nelda451
  6. #321Gale447
  7. #322Claudette445
  8. #323Genevieve443

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 799Lauren#1,153 → #354
  2. ↑ 707Amber#1,661 → #954
  3. ↑ 648Laureen#1,315 → #667
  4. ↑ 630Deidre#1,609 → #979
  5. ↑ 623Candice#1,364 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Bernardine#937 → #1,332
  2. ↓ 386Joella#988 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 342Venita#937 → #1,279
  4. ↓ 275Magdalene#867 → #1,142
  5. ↓ 249Alpha#964 → #1,213

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

See the top 100 for 1945 →