Mable
Feminine · “lovable”
Mable is overwhelmingly a girls’ name — 53,251 girls against 215 boys since 1880.
Mable is Mabel respelled to look like the English word it isn't. The name is a medieval contraction of Amabilis, the Latin for lovable, and the -able ending is a coincidence of sound.
How old is the name Mable?
Mable was already in use when US birth records began in 1880 — it is at least 145 years old. The typical Mable alive today was born around 1921, making them about 104 years old. About 9,900 people named Mable are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Mable most popular?
Mable peaked in 1905, reaching #112 nationally. Today it ranks #2438, 2,326 places below that high. See the whole 1905 chart.
Where it comes from
From amabilis to Mable
The story of Mable
Amabilis was a medieval name, contracted to Mabel by the twelfth century — the same process that turned Elizabeth into Betty from the other end. Mabel faded and returned strongly in the nineteenth century. Mable is the respelling that reads the second half as an English word, and it appears in American registers in real numbers, peaking around 1900.
Meaning
lovable
From the Latin amabilis, 'lovable' or 'worthy of love', which was used as a name in medieval Europe and worn down in English to Mabel by dropping the first syllable. The English adjective 'able' has nothing to do with it — the resemblance is what produced this spelling.
How the name formed
- amabilis
- Amabel
- Mabel
- Mable
Related forms: Mabel · Amabel · Mabille
Pronouncing Mable
MAY-bul
Two syllables, stress on the first. Mable and Mabel are homophones; only the spelling differs.
Nicknames for Mable
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1880
- Most girls named
- 19181,593 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #112reached in 1905
- Change vs 2022
- +58.7%73 in 2025, from 46
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Mable in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Mabel in English — spelling variant
- Amabel in English — related form
- Mabille in French — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Indiana, Utah.
Mables among us
people named Mable are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 22,017 born in 2025 was named Mable
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Mable sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Mable is headed
Mable looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 27% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Mable beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Mable in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The meaning is transparent, attractive and undisputed.
- Mabel is available as the standard spelling and is fashionable again.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk.
- Mabel is the standard spelling and this one reads as a variant to most people.
- It is strongly period-coded to the turn of the last century.
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Frequently asked
- How many Mables are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 9,900 people named Mable are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Mable in 2025?
- Mable ranks #2438 among US girl names in 2025, with 73 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Mable?
- About 1 in every 22,017 US girls born in 2025 was named Mable — 73 in all.
- Will my child share the name Mable with classmates?
- Mable will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Mable
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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