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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1905 · 562 births
- Debut · girls
- 83 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 53,251since 1880
Mable over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Mable has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,438 | 73 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,462 | 73 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,789 | 61 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,416 | 46 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,250 | 49 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,338 | 46 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,923 | 37 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,853 | 38 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,919 | 38 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,531 | 31 | — | |
| 2015 | #5,833 | 22 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,797 | 22 | — | |
| 2013 | #5,644 | 23 | — | |
| 2012 | #5,710 | 23 | — | |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | — | |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 | — | |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 | — | |
| 2008 | #7,073 | 18 | — | |
| 2007 | #6,812 | 19 | — | |
| 2006 | #6,125 | 21 | — | |
| 2005 | #8,883 | 12 | — | |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | — | |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | — | |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | — | |
| 2001 | #8,196 | 12 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,983 | 31 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,191 | 16 | — | |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | — | |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | — | |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | — | |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | — | |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | — | |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | — | |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | — | |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 | — | |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | — | |
| 1988 | #5,895 | 13 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,983 | 21 | — | |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,983 | 20 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | — | |
| 1983 | #4,109 | 18 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,172 | 27 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,859 | 20 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,002 | 29 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,333 | 24 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,637 | 20 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,267 | 23 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,865 | 26 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,743 | 27 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,290 | 34 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,223 | 35 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,222 | 34 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,064 | 40 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,904 | 45 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,755 | 48 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,594 | 52 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,441 | 59 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,201 | 80 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,168 | 84 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,051 | 106 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,052 | 104 | — | |
| 1962 | #925 | 131 | — | |
| 1961 | #968 | 124 | — | |
| 1960 | #817 | 162 | — | |
| 1959 | #796 | 164 | — | |
| 1958 | #704 | 196 | — | |
| 1957 | #756 | 174 | — | |
| 1956 | #608 | 248 | — | |
| 1955 | #510 | 330 | — | |
| 1954 | #568 | 247 | — | |
| 1953 | #527 | 265 | — | |
| 1952 | #469 | 323 | — | |
| 1951 | #442 | 356 | — | |
| 1950 | #425 | 356 | — | |
| 1949 | #382 | 425 | — | |
| 1948 | #389 | 419 | — | |
| 1947 | #369 | 471 | — | |
| 1946 | #348 | 474 | — | |
| 1945 | #319 | 451 | — | |
| 1944 | #325 | 436 | — | |
| 1943 | #299 | 540 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #283 | 577 | — | |
| 1941 | #277 | 539 | — | |
| 1940 | #257 | 589 | — | |
| 1939 | #248 | 639 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #249 | 641 | — | |
| 1937 | #236 | 691 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #229 | 712 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1935 | #232 | 724 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #229 | 758 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #213 | 804 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #200 | 909 | #2,638 | 9 |
| 1931 | #203 | 897 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #197 | 976 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1929 | #188 | 1,060 | #2,766 | 9 |
| 1928 | #180 | 1,152 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1927 | #171 | 1,249 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #164 | 1,389 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1925 | #166 | 1,408 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #162 | 1,516 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #162 | 1,472 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #152 | 1,620 | #3,014 | 9 |
| 1921 | #155 | 1,566 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #148 | 1,579 | #2,765 | 10 |
| 1919 | #143 | 1,610 | — | |
| 1918 | #144 | 1,593 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1917 | #144 | 1,463 | — | |
| 1916 | #136 | 1,520 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #145 | 1,287 | #2,184 | 12 |
| 1914 | #137 | 1,081 | — | |
| 1913 | #134 | 907 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #125 | 919 | — | |
| 1911 | #127 | 659 | — | |
| 1910 | #121 | 679 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #120 | 586 | — | |
| 1908 | #119 | 566 | — | |
| 1907 | #117 | 569 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #123 | 510 | — | |
| 1905 | #112 | 562 | — | |
| 1904 | #121 | 485 | — | |
| 1903 | #122 | 461 | — | |
| 1902 | #119 | 478 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #121 | 425 | — | |
| 1900 | #124 | 506 | — | |
| 1899 | #137 | 339 | — | |
| 1898 | #143 | 356 | — | |
| 1897 | #130 | 371 | — | |
| 1896 | #129 | 367 | — | |
| 1895 | #138 | 331 | — | |
| 1894 | #130 | 332 | — | |
| 1893 | #141 | 294 | — | |
| 1892 | #146 | 279 | — | |
| 1891 | #132 | 268 | — | |
| 1890 | #141 | 247 | — | |
| 1889 | #146 | 231 | — | |
| 1888 | #151 | 209 | — | |
| 1887 | #142 | 182 | — | |
| 1886 | #139 | 187 | — | |
| 1885 | #136 | 180 | — | |
| 1884 | #152 | 139 | — | |
| 1883 | #150 | 120 | — | |
| 1882 | #142 | 125 | — | |
| 1881 | #153 | 88 | — | |
| 1880 | #156 | 83 | — | |
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 1951
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- South Carolina#185 · 1 in 948
- Mississippi#194 · 1 in 953
- Virginia#207 · 1 in 1,293
- Arkansas#219 · 1 in 1,375
- Louisiana#225 · 1 in 1,266
Best ever in a state: #50 in Mississippi, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #185 | 30 | 1 in 948 |
| Mississippi | #194 | 30 | 1 in 953 |
| Virginia | #207 | 29 | 1 in 1,293 |
| Arkansas | #219 | 15 | 1 in 1,375 |
| Louisiana | #225 | 28 | 1 in 1,266 |
| Alabama | #230 | 26 | 1 in 1,405 |
| Tennessee | #247 | 19 | 1 in 1,996 |
| Georgia | #258 | 23 | 1 in 1,866 |
| North Carolina | #259 | 28 | 1 in 1,805 |
| Kentucky | #273 | 15 | 1 in 2,262 |
| Florida | #326 | 12 | 1 in 2,570 |
| West Virginia | #357 | 6 | 1 in 3,822 |
| Maryland | #393 | 5 | 1 in 4,940 |
| Indiana | #423 | 8 | 1 in 5,666 |
| Texas | #507 | 22 | 1 in 4,635 |
| Ohio | #649 | 7 | 1 in 13,050 |
| Pennsylvania | #766 | 6 | 1 in 18,082 |
| California | #1,034 | 6 | 1 in 20,153 |
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,544 | #136 (1885) | #147 |
| 1890s | 3,184 | #129 (1896) | #137 |
| 1900s | 5,148 | #112 (1905) | #120 |
| 1910s | 11,718 | #121 (1910) | #136 |
| 1920s | 14,011 | #148 (1920) | #165 |
| 1930s | 7,751 | #197 (1930) | #224 |
| 1940s | 4,921 | #257 (1940) | #325 |
| 1950s | 2,659 | #425 (1950) | #581 |
| 1960s | 950 | #817 (1960) | #1,197 |
| 1970s | 308 | #1,904 (1970) | #2,655 |
| 1980s | 185 | #3,002 (1980) | #4,585 |
| 1990s | 106 | #6,191 (1999) | #8,222 |
| 2000s | 157 | #3,983 (2000) | #7,964 |
| 2010s | 261 | #3,853 (2018) | #5,680 |
| 2020s | 348 | #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 1951
girls
#442
356 births · 1 in 5,059 girls
Top girls' names in 1951
More about 1951
girls
1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 5,059 of them was named Mable, which outranked 92.9% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Mable
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.