Mabel

#201 for girls in 2025, 1,522 births · Last seen for boys in 1940 at #3,459
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1891 · 2,029 births
Debut · girls
808 births
In top 100 · girls
43 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
142,284
since 1880

Mabel over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #15, 1891girls
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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#2011,522—
2024#2221,385—
2023#2781,131—
2022#3101,027—
2021#375831—
2020#428718—
2019#440712—
2018#439727—
2017#451703—
2016#515605—
2015#578529—
2014#668427—
2013#711393—
2012#1,044241—
2011#1,224196—
2010#1,328177—
2009#1,538147—
2008#1,631139—
2007#1,713127—
2006#1,788116—
2005#1,838106—
2004#2,03090—
2003#1,88597—
2002#1,89793—
2001#2,03583—
2000#2,14175—
1999#1,77090—
1998#1,95877—
1997#2,87442—
1996#2,28258—
1995#2,42153—
1994#1,86276—
1993#2,09065—
1992#1,79880—
1991#1,87775—
1990#1,82878—
1989#1,98164—
1988#1,354105—
1987#1,49886—
1986#1,63872—
1985#1,71067—
1984#1,51175—
1983#1,53173—
1982#1,56675—
1981#1,42386—
1980#1,54276—
1979#1,60570—
1978#1,69062—
1977#1,63764—
1976#1,39776—
1975#1,49868—
1974#1,30082—
1973#1,45865—
1972#1,43268—
1971#1,40575—
1970#1,58460—
1969#1,20186—
1968#1,31171—
1967#1,26972—
1966#1,16184—
1965#1,07994—
1964#945124—
1963#959122—
1962#945126—
1961#914140—
1960#915134—
1959#871140—
1958#888132—
1957#754175—
1956#715181—
1955#672194—
1954#706173—
1953#636197—
1952#592216—
1951#608200—
1950#547228—
1949#514253—
1948#453311—
1947#443345—
1946#421334—
1945#379344—
1944#351387—
1943#319478—
1942#304513—
1941#285507—
1940#265548#3,4595
1939#256593—
1938#245674—
1937#233697#3,5185
1936#221743—
1935#208826—
1934#209850#3,2776
1933#196875#3,0047
1932#1711,111#3,3616
1931#1741,060#3,3906
1930#1501,369#2,7819
1929#1471,516#2,7669
1928#1351,742#3,3577
1927#1331,954#4,2105
1926#1272,076#3,1398
1925#1182,292#3,1558
1924#1082,652#4,3475
1923#1022,696#3,4677
1922#992,894#3,8726
1921#853,336#4,3225
1920#833,364#2,9679
1919#783,405#3,3917
1918#743,636#2,8829
1917#683,499#1,81517
1916#653,680#3,5166
1915#623,683#2,07013
1914#583,131#1,86812
1913#562,741#2,0928
1912#462,714#1,22315
1911#432,171#1,11710
1910#452,123#1,04510
1909#412,007#89311
1908#372,096#77912
1907#362,069#81511
1906#342,054#79810
1905#292,178#1,0027
1904#272,172#68612
1903#252,163#8468
1902#242,280#65112
1901#232,097#59612
1900#252,509#9688
1899#222,127#9286
1898#232,331#8857
1897#222,222#68110
1896#212,283—
1895#202,359—
1894#202,221#9546
1893#212,191#65010
1892#192,170—
1891#152,029#7008
1890#172,058#7398
1889#161,947#7897
1888#171,830—
1887#181,494#9215
1886#201,422#8456
1885#201,349#7657
1884#201,270—
1883#231,086#7996
1882#23997—
1881#23893—
1880#22808—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Mabel was already there! It came in at #22, and was given to 808 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1995–1997, when fewer than 59 girls a year got the name.

Where Mabel is popular in 1944

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedMNIllinois: #514 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,918 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedWIMichigan: #395 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,623 girlsMINew York: #387 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 5,022 girlsNYMassachusetts: #318 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,070 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedSDIowa: #281 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,880 girlsIAIndiana: #309 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,419 girlsINOhio: #284 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,993 girlsOHPennsylvania: #255 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,497 girlsPANew Jersey: #304 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,637 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #485 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,703 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedUTColorado: #212 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedNEMissouri: #402 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,120 girlsMOKentucky: #218 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,388 girlsKYWest Virginia: #221 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsWVVirginia: #201 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,130 girlsVAMaryland: #240 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,003 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedDEArizona: #234 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsAZNew Mexico: #175 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 704 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedKSArkansas: #413 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,887 girlsARTennessee: #266 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,072 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #235 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,525 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #368 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,980 girlsLAMississippi: #387 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,429 girlsMSAlabama: #343 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,218 girlsALGeorgia: #467 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,944 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mabel, so not publishedHITexas: #503 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,452 girlsTXFlorida: #331 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,785 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#175 · 1 in 704
  2. Virginia#201 · 1 in 1,130
  3. Colorado#212 · 1 in 1,278
  4. Kentucky#218 · 1 in 1,388
  5. West Virginia#221 · 1 in 1,526

Best ever in a state: #11 in Hawaii, 1916.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#17591 in 704
Virginia#201261 in 1,130
Colorado#21281 in 1,278
Kentucky#218201 in 1,388
West Virginia#221121 in 1,526
Arizona#23461 in 1,089
North Carolina#235271 in 1,525
Maryland#24091 in 2,003
Pennsylvania#255321 in 2,497
Tennessee#266151 in 2,072
Iowa#28171 in 2,880
Ohio#284201 in 2,993
New Jersey#30491 in 3,637
Indiana#30991 in 3,419
Massachusetts#31871 in 5,070
Florida#33181 in 2,785
Alabama#343101 in 3,218
Louisiana#36891 in 2,980
Mississippi#38771 in 3,429
New York#387211 in 5,022
Michigan#39591 in 5,623
Missouri#40261 in 5,120
Arkansas#41351 in 3,887
Georgia#46761 in 5,944
California#485141 in 5,703
Texas#503171 in 4,452
Illinois#51481 in 7,918
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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 Mabel
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 21 spots since 2024 (#222 → #201)
  • 227 spots since 2020 (#428 → #201)
  • 377 spots since 2015 (#578 → #201)
  • Biggest jump: 333 spots in 2013 (#1,044 → #711)
  • Biggest drop: 134 spots in 1958 (#754 → #888)
Rise & fade · girls
11 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1891 at #15 (2,029 births)
  • Births halved by 1933, 42 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 43 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 43 yrs · run 1880–1922
  • Top 1,000: 98 yrs · run 1880–1964
Share of babies · girls
1 in 91
  • Highest: 1 in 91 girls born in 1891 were named Mabel (1.1%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,056 girls born in 2025 (0.09%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 21.6% of all girls named Mabel (30,783) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #15 (1891) → #2,874 (1997) → #201 (2025)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s13,096#16 (1889)#20
1890s21,991#15 (1891)#20
1900s21,625#23 (1901)#30
1910s30,783#43 (1911)#60
1920s24,522#83 (1920)#114
1930s8,798#150 (1930)#206
1940s4,020#265 (1940)#373
1950s1,836#547 (1950)#699
1960s1,053#914 (1961)#1,070
1970s690#1,300 (1974)#1,501
1980s779#1,354 (1988)#1,575
1990s694#1,770 (1999)#2,076
2000s1,073#1,538 (2009)#1,850
2010s4,710#439 (2018)#740
2020s6,614#201 (2025)#302

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.

Mabel in 1944

girls
#351
387 births · 1 in 3,430 girls

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #351Mabel387
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 3,430 of them was named Mabel, which outranked 93.3% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mabel
  1. #348Marilynn392
  2. #349Fay390
  3. #350Lorna388
  4. #351Mabel387
  5. #352Rochelle383
  6. #353Gale382
  7. #353Lenora382
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

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

See the top 100 for 1944 →