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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201911peak #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 1911

  • 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: #129 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 617 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #116 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 537 girlsMNIllinois: #167 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 970 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedWIMichigan: #115 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 522 girlsMINew York: #288 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,098 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: #175 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,028 girlsIAIndiana: #74 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 303 girlsINOhio: #257 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,397 girlsOHPennsylvania: #214 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,030 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #180 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 943 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedCONebraska: #121 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 533 girlsNEMissouri: #86 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 369 girlsMOKentucky: #127 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 522 girlsKYWest Virginia: #120 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 477 girlsWVVirginia: #114 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 487 girlsVAMaryland: #138 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 702 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedNMKansas: #100 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 414 girlsKSArkansas: #83 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 256 girlsARTennessee: #94 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 322 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #88 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 298 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #96 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 337 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #65 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 215 girlsOKLouisiana: #68 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 209 girlsLAMississippi: #92 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 328 girlsMSAlabama: #108 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 413 girlsALGeorgia: #100 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 375 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedHITexas: #71 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 271 girlsTXFlorida: #119 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 416 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#65 · 1 in 215
  2. Louisiana#68 · 1 in 209
  3. Texas#71 · 1 in 271
  4. Indiana#74 · 1 in 303
  5. Arkansas#83 · 1 in 256

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#65371 in 215
Louisiana#68431 in 209
Texas#71721 in 271
Indiana#74261 in 303
Arkansas#83281 in 256
Missouri#86311 in 369
North Carolina#88431 in 298
Mississippi#92281 in 328
Tennessee#94311 in 322
South Carolina#96271 in 337
Georgia#100401 in 375
Kansas#100131 in 414
Alabama#108291 in 413
Virginia#114221 in 487
Michigan#115181 in 522
Minnesota#116121 in 537
Florida#11991 in 416
West Virginia#120131 in 477
Nebraska#12171 in 533
Kentucky#127211 in 522
Washington#12951 in 617
Maryland#13871 in 702
Illinois#167201 in 970
Iowa#17561 in 1,028
California#18071 in 943
Pennsylvania#214171 in 2,030
Ohio#25771 in 2,397
New York#288121 in 3,098
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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 1911

girls
#127
659 births · 1 in 635 girls

Top girls' names in 1911

  1. #1Mary24,390
  2. #2Helen11,801
  3. #3Margaret9,279
  4. #4Dorothy8,869
  5. #5Ruth8,003
  6. #6Anna6,753
  7. #7Elizabeth6,298
  8. #8Mildred6,271
  9. #9Marie5,017
  10. #10Frances4,967
  11. #127Mable659
More about 1911

girls

418,309 girls got a published name in 1911; 1 in 635 of them was named Mable, which outranked 95.6% of the 2,868 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mable
  1. #124Christine686
  2. #125Sophie671
  3. #126Kathleen663
  4. #127Mable659
  5. #128Lucile654
  6. #129Maria646
  7. #130Della645
Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,003Laurette#1,935 → #932
  2. ↑ 683Glenda#1,521 → #838
  3. ↑ 680Ana#1,421 → #741
  4. ↑ 623Vilma#1,521 → #898
  5. ↑ 523Emmaline#1,421 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,194Alys#997 → #2,191
  2. ↓ 959Leana#997 → #1,956
  3. ↓ 686Coletta#859 → #1,545
  4. ↓ 686Blossom#970 → #1,656
  5. ↓ 659Otis#997 → #1,656

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

See the top 100 for 1911 →