Girls' name · since 1880
Mabelle
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 2,608 babies named Mabelle, peaking in 1893. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,362 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,608
- born since 1880
- 1890s
- peak decade
2,608 babies have been named Mabelle since 1880, making it today's #8362 girls' name.
Mabelle has 2,608 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8362 as of the latest data, more common than 52% of girls, busiest in the 1890s -- 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.
- #3,939 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,362 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,608 born since 1880
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mabelle ranks #3,939 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,362 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,608 born since 1880, peaking in the 1890s.
- #3,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,362 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,608
- born since 1880
- 1890s
- peak decade
Mabelle's 2,608 recorded births place it above 94.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Mabelle compares
2,608 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Mabelle's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mabelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,608 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mabelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mabelle's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 20% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 80%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1893 peak of 83, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mabelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1893)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Mabelle by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (604 births, 23% of the file).
1890s was Mabelle's strongest decade.
604 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Mabelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
532 births
- 1890s
1890s
604 births
- 1900s
1900s
441 births
- 1910s
1910s
440 births
- 1920s
1920s
273 births
- 1930s 103
1930s
103 births
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 604 births (23% of all-time use).
How Mabelle 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 Mabelle's total volume
Mabelle by state
Where Mabelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| 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% |
26 of 2,608 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Mabelle's data
- Mabelle's decade-level peak was the 1890s (604 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Mabelles (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Mabelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1893)
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 Mabelle 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.