Mabel
Girl name · #201 in 2025 · Uniqueness 18/100
Mabel ranks #201 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 1,522 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #578, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,183 girls born in 2025 was named Mabel.
Babies named Mabel per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Mabel first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 808 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1915, when 3,683 girls were named Mabel — good for #62 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Mabel in class?
Mabel scores 18 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "popular" band. A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Mabel is most common
Geography matters for names, and Mabel is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Mabels were CA (123), TX (87), MI (80), MN (68), IN (64). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Mabel
Statistically, parents drawn to Mabel tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Opal, Vera, Elsie, Ada, and Hattie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mabel | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,522 | #201 |
| 2024 | 1,385 | #222 |
| 2023 | 1,131 | #278 |
| 2022 | 1,027 | #310 |
| 2021 | 831 | #375 |
| 2020 | 718 | #428 |
| 2019 | 712 | #440 |
| 2018 | 727 | #439 |
| 2017 | 703 | #451 |
| 2016 | 605 | #515 |
| 2015 | 529 | #578 |
| 2014 | 427 | #668 |
| 2013 | 393 | #711 |
| 2012 | 241 | #1044 |
| 2011 | 196 | #1224 |
| 2010 | 177 | #1328 |
| 2009 | 147 | #1538 |
| 2008 | 139 | #1631 |
| 2007 | 127 | #1713 |
| 2006 | 116 | #1788 |
| 2005 | 106 | #1838 |
| 2004 | 90 | #2030 |
| 2003 | 97 | #1885 |
| 2002 | 93 | #1897 |
| 2001 | 83 | #2035 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mabel a popular girl name?
Mabel ranked #201 among girls in 2025 with 1,522 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #578.
When was the name Mabel most popular?
Mabel peaked in 1915, when 3,683 American girls received the name (ranked #62 that year). Since 1915 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Mabel?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,183 newborn American girls was named Mabel. It scores 18/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "popular".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.