Mable
Girl name · #2438 in 2025 · Very rare
Mable is currently the #2438 girl name in the United States — 73 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5833, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 24,658 girls born in 2025 was named Mable.
Babies named Mable per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Mable first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 83 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1922, when 1,620 girls were named Mable — good for #152 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 Mable in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Mable is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Mable will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Mable is most common
State-level data for Mable is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Mable
Statistically, parents drawn to Mable tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Effie, Essie, Minnie, Ollie, and Bennie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Mable | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | #2438 |
| 2024 | 73 | #2462 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2789 |
| 2022 | 46 | #3416 |
| 2021 | 49 | #3250 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3338 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3923 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3853 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3919 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4531 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5833 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5797 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5644 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5710 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10374 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7217 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8058 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7073 |
| 2007 | 19 | #6812 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6125 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8883 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9264 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12408 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8837 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mable a popular girl name?
Mable ranked #2438 among girls in 2025 with 73 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5833.
When was the name Mable most popular?
Mable peaked in 1922, when 1,620 American girls received the name (ranked #152 that year). Since 1922 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Mable?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 24,658 newborn American girls was named Mable. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
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.