Recorded 1927–1959 Girls' name Peak 1937 61 births

Mabelene — girls' name

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.

1920s151930s151940s51950s26
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.

What the Data Says About Mabelene

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Mabelene between 1927 and 1959, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mabelene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mabelene performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mabelene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mabelene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 61 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

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 · 1959–1927

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1937)
10
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 195919561955195019491937193519291927 7

Mabelene by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
26 births that decade — 43% of Mabelene's all-time total
1920s151930s151940s51950s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mabelene?
61 babies have been named Mabelene since 1927. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year 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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1927–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.