US rank #8408 Girls' name Peak 1893 2,596 births

Mabelle — #8408 US girls' name

2,596 babies named Mabelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1893. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s5321890s6041900s4411910s4401920s2731930s1031940s271960s51980s51990s52000s252010s912020s45
#8408
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

1890s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Mabelle was born in this single decade.

1893
Single peak year

83 babies were named Mabelle in 1893 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mabelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,596 babies named Mabelle between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mabelle currently holds the #8408 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1893, when 83 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mabelle performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 604 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Mabelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Mabelle in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mabelle 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 2,596 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.

Mabelle at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,596

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1893

83 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

#8,408

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mabelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1893)
83
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Mabelle by decade

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

Peak: 1890s
Peak decade
1890s
604 births that decade — 23% of Mabelle's all-time total
1880s5321890s6041900s4411910s4401920s2731930s1031940s271960s51980s51990s52000s252010s912020s45

Mabelle by state

Where Mabelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Mabelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
26 1.0%
#2 Ohio
15 0.6%
#3 Pennsylvania
11 0.4%
#4 Kansas
6 0.2%
#5 Michigan
6 0.2%
#6 California
5 0.2%
New York share of Mabelle's total US births 1.0%
Even split

26 of 2,596 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mabelle?
2,596 babies have been named Mabelle since 1880. It currently ranks #8408 among girls. The peak year was 1893 with 83 births.
When was Mabelle most popular?
Mabelle was most popular in the 1890s decade with 604 total births. The single peak year was 1893.
Where is Mabelle most popular?
The top states for the name Mabelle are New York (26 births), Ohio (15 births), Pennsylvania (11 births).
How long has the name Mabelle been used?
Mabelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mabelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mabel, Mable, Mabry, Mabell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.