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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201932peak #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 1932

  • 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: #233 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,943 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedWIMichigan: #282 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,823 girlsMINew York: #375 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,894 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: #285 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,963 girlsIAIndiana: #206 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,518 girlsINOhio: #236 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,176 girlsOHPennsylvania: #282 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,227 girlsPANew Jersey: #251 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,660 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedCONebraska: #270 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,037 girlsNEMissouri: #184 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,064 girlsMOKentucky: #126 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 525 girlsKYWest Virginia: #185 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 877 girlsWVVirginia: #120 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 491 girlsVAMaryland: #141 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 868 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #238 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 946 girlsNMKansas: #191 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsKSArkansas: #128 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 521 girlsARTennessee: #99 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 431 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #84 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 331 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #113 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 474 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #209 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,098 girlsOKLouisiana: #105 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 375 girlsLAMississippi: #110 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 423 girlsMSAlabama: #116 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 460 girlsALGeorgia: #185 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 931 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mable, so not publishedHITexas: #234 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,082 girlsTXFlorida: #168 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 721 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#84 · 1 in 331
  2. Tennessee#99 · 1 in 431
  3. Louisiana#105 · 1 in 375
  4. Mississippi#110 · 1 in 423
  5. South Carolina#113 · 1 in 474

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#841111 in 331
Tennessee#99631 in 431
Louisiana#105561 in 375
Mississippi#110521 in 423
South Carolina#113441 in 474
Alabama#116651 in 460
Virginia#120501 in 491
Kentucky#126521 in 525
Arkansas#128361 in 521
Maryland#141141 in 868
Florida#168171 in 721
Missouri#184261 in 1,064
Georgia#185331 in 931
West Virginia#185201 in 877
Kansas#191121 in 1,100
Indiana#206151 in 1,518
Oklahoma#209201 in 1,098
Illinois#233261 in 1,943
Texas#234521 in 1,082
Ohio#236211 in 2,176
New Mexico#23851 in 946
New Jersey#251101 in 2,660
Nebraska#27051 in 2,037
Michigan#282131 in 2,823
Pennsylvania#282231 in 3,227
Iowa#28561 in 2,963
New York#375181 in 4,894
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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 1932

girls
#200
909 births · 1 in 1,174 girls
boys
#2,638
9 births · 1 in 116,017 boys

Top girls' names in 1932

  1. #1Mary59,883
  2. #2Betty34,420
  3. #3Barbara26,318
  4. #4Dorothy24,974
  5. #5Joan21,044
  6. #6Patricia17,992
  7. #7Margaret16,556
  8. #8Helen16,376
  9. #9Shirley14,476
  10. #10Doris12,910
  11. #200Mable909

Top boys' names in 1932

  1. #1Robert59,268
  2. #2James51,930
  3. #3John48,624
  4. #4William42,124
  5. #5Richard31,809
  6. #6Charles31,092
  7. #7Donald29,794
  8. #8George20,439
  9. #9Joseph18,566
  10. #10Thomas16,834
  11. #2,638Mable9
More about 1932

girls

1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 1,174 of them was named Mable, which outranked 96.1% of the 5,098 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mable
  1. #197Deloris934
  2. #198Gwendolyn929
  3. #199Laverne927
  4. #200Mable909
  5. #201Miriam904
  6. #202Madeline900
  7. #203Flora891
Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dian#1,876 → #913
  2. ↑ 519Carleen#1,394 → #875
  3. ↑ 357Jimmy#1,336 → #979
  4. ↑ 347Letty#1,287 → #940
  5. ↑ 340Letitia#1,148 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 350Blossom#970 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 332Luetta#844 → #1,176
  3. ↓ 305Roy#887 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 289Sofia#887 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 282Joretta#463 → #745

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

boys

1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 116,017 of them was named Mable, which outranked 38.4% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mable
  1. #2,465Woodson10
  2. #2,465Ygnacio10
  3. #2,465Zeke10
  4. #2,638Mable9
  5. #2,638Abran9
  6. #2,638Acy9
  7. #2,638Admiral9
  8. #2,849Abelino8
  9. #2,849Abundio8
  10. #2,849Allard8

Tied with 210 names at #2,638; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,418Delano#3,095 → #677
  2. ↑ 969Garner#1,643 → #674
  3. ↑ 868Ronny#1,770 → #902
  4. ↑ 713Darryl#1,693 → #980
  5. ↑ 609Marc#1,589 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 467Jones#959 → #1,426
  2. ↓ 455Hamilton#831 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 393Hyman#697 → #1,090
  4. ↓ 373Davey#983 → #1,356
  5. ↓ 341Hayes#983 → #1,324

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

See the top 100 for 1932 →