Girls' name · since 1927

Mabelene

61 babies named Mabelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

61
total births
1927–1959
years on record
1950s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade

Mabelene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 61 have been recorded since 1927.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mabelene has been recorded 61 times among girls since 1927, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1959.

  • 61 total births
  • 1927–1959 years on record
  • 1950s peak decade
  • 43% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

61 girls have been named Mabelene since 1927, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1959.

61
total births
1927–1959
years on record
1950s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Mabelene was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

10 babies were named Mabelene in 1937 - its busiest year on record.

Mabelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mabelene's full recorded timeline at 1949, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1935, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1937 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mabelene at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

61

Since 1927

33 years of records

Peak year

1937

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1927

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1959

Mabelene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1959

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1937)
10
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
4681012 192719291935193719491950195519561959 6

Mabelene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1950s was Mabelene's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Mabelene births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 26 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mabelene?
Since 1927, Social Security records show 61 babies named Mabelene. The most recent recorded year was 1959. Its busiest year on record was 1937, with 10 births.
When was Mabelene most popular?
Mabelene was most popular in the 1950s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Mabelene been used?
Mabelene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 33 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Mabelene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mabel, Mable, Mabelle, Mabry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1927–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mabelene: Baby Name Since 1927 - 61 Births, Peak 1937." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mabelene. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Mabelene 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 June 2026.