Girls' name · since 1880
Mabel
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 142,284 babies named Mabel, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #201 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 142,284
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mabel is the #201 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 142,284 recorded since 1880.
Mabel has 142,284 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #201 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of girls, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #283 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #201 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 142,284 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mabel ranks #283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #201 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 142,284 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #201 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 142,284
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Mabel's 142,284 recorded births place it above 99.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Mabel compares
142,284 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mabel's all-time total is 378x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mabel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 142,284 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,683 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mabel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mabel's full recorded timeline at 1953, 12% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 88% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 42 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 3,683 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mabel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 3,683
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Mabel popularity over time - boys
409 total births recorded since 1883 (Mabel as boys' name)
Mabel by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (30,783 births, 22% of the file).
1910s was Mabel's strongest decade.
30,783 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Mabel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
13,096 births
- 1890s
1890s
21,991 births
- 1900s
1900s
21,625 births
- 1910s
1910s
30,783 births
- 1920s
1920s
24,522 births
- 1930s 8,798
1930s
8,798 births
- 1940s 4,020
1940s
4,020 births
- 1950s 1,836
1950s
1,836 births
- 1960s 1,053
1960s
1,053 births
- 1970s 690
1970s
690 births
- 1980s 779
1980s
779 births
- 1990s 694
1990s
694 births
- 2000s 1,073
2000s
1,073 births
- 2010s 4,710
2010s
4,710 births
- 2020s 6,614
2020s
6,614 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 30,783 births (22% of all-time use).
How Mabel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mabel's total volume
Mabel by state
Where Mabel concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 6,735 | 4.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 4,682 | 3.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 4,034 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 3,982 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 3,653 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 3,574 | 2.5% |
| #7 | California | | 3,409 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 3,252 | 2.3% |
6,735 of 142,284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Mabel appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mabel's data
- Mabel's decade-level peak was the 1910s (30,783 total births); usage has since declined to 6,614 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Mabels (6,735 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mabel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mabel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.