Mable vs Mabel

Side-by-side comparison of Mable and Mabel — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Mable

Girl name · Rank #2456

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Name B

Mabel

Girl name · Rank #222

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Metric Mable Mabel
Current Rank #2456 #222
Total Births (all years) 53,178 140,754
Peak Year 1922 1915
Peak Year Births 1,620 3,683
Peak Decade 1920ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mable Mabel
1880ss 1,544 13,096
1890ss 3,184 21,991
1900ss 5,148 21,625
1910ss 11,718 30,783
1920ss 14,011 24,522
1930ss 7,751 8,798
1940ss 4,921 4,020
1950ss 2,659 1,836
1960ss 950 1,053
1970ss 308 690
1980ss 185 779
1990ss 106 694
2000ss 157 1,073
2010ss 261 4,710
2020ss 275 5,084

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mable Mabel
2014 22 427
2015 22 529
2016 31 605
2017 38 703
2018 38 727
2019 37 712
2020 46 717
2021 49 831
2022 46 1,026
2023 61 1,130
2024 73 1,380

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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