Mabel vs Zara
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Mabel
a vintage name making a comeback
- Rank today
- #201
- Peak
- #15 (1891)
- Babies in 2025
- 1,522
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, MI
VS
Zara
a steady, dependable choice
- Rank today
- #212
- Peak
- #201 (2022)
- Babies in 2025
- 1,432
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, NY
The verdict
Mabel is the more popular pick (#201 vs #212). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Mabel is a vintage name making a comeback, Zara is a steady, dependable choice.
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