Mabry
Feminine · “lovable”
Mabry is given to both — 1,315 girls and 213 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Mabry descends from Amabel — lovable, in Latin — the name that also probably lies behind Annabel.
How old is the name Mabry?
Mabry first appears in US birth records in 1908 — 117 years ago. The typical Mabry is a kid of about 10 — this name's wave is very recent. About 1,300 people named Mabry are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Mabry most popular?
Mabry peaked in 1908, reaching #1862 nationally. Today it ranks #2607, 745 places below that high. See the whole 1908 chart.
Where it comes from
From amabilis to Mabry
The story of Mabry
Amabilis meant lovable, and English shortened it to Mabel, which became the surnames Mabry and Mabery. The same name is the likely source of Annabel, by a Scottish medieval alteration. Mabry entered American given-name use for both sexes and is in current use.
Meaning
lovable
From the Middle English Mabel, a short form of Amabel, from the Latin amabilis, 'lovable'. Mabry and Mabery are surnames from it. The same Amabel probably lies behind Annabel. The Latin is documented.
How the name formed
- amabilis
- Amabel
- Mabel
- Mabry
Related forms: Mabery · Mabel
Pronouncing Mabry
MAY-bree
Two syllables, stress on the first. Said identically in every English accent.
Nicknames for Mabry
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
- 1908
- Most girls named
- 201781 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1862reached in 1908
- Change vs 2024
- +13.8%66 in 2025, from 58
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.
Mabry in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Mabery in English — spelling variant
- Mabel in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi.
Mabrys among us
people named Mabry are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 24,353 born in 2025 was named Mabry
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
Mabry 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 Mabry is headed
Mabry should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
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.
Mabry beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Mabry in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That the same Amabel probably lies behind Annabel is a first-rate connection.
- Mab is available as a short form with a literary record.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk.
- It reads unmistakably as a surname.
- It is used for both sexes in America.
- It is very new as a given name.
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Frequently asked
- How many Mabrys are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,300 people named Mabry are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Mabry in 2025?
- Mabry ranks #2607 among US girl names in 2025, with 66 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Mabry?
- About 1 in every 24,353 US girls born in 2025 was named Mabry — 66 in all.
- Will my child share the name Mabry with classmates?
- Mabry will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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