Girls' name · since 1880
Mable
53,251 babies named Mable in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #565 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,438 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 53,251
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mable is the #2438 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 53,251 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mable has been recorded 53,251 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #2438 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #565 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,438 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 53,251 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mable ranks #565 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,438 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 53,251 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #565 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,438 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 53,251
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mable's 53,251 recorded births place it above 99.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Mable compares
53,251 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Mable's all-time total is 142x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mable | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 53,251 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,620 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mable's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mable's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 7% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 93%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 1,620, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mable popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 1,620
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Mable popularity over time - boys
215 total births recorded since 1902 (Mable as boys' name)
Mable by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (14,011 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Mable's strongest decade.
14,011 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Mable births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,544
1880s
1,544 births
- 1890s 3,184
1890s
3,184 births
- 1900s 5,148
1900s
5,148 births
- 1910s
1910s
11,718 births
- 1920s
1920s
14,011 births
- 1930s
1930s
7,751 births
- 1940s 4,921
1940s
4,921 births
- 1950s 2,659
1950s
2,659 births
- 1960s 950
1960s
950 births
- 1970s 308
1970s
308 births
- 1980s 185
1980s
185 births
- 1990s 106
1990s
106 births
- 2000s 157
2000s
157 births
- 2010s 261
2010s
261 births
- 2020s 348
2020s
348 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 14,011 births (26% of all-time use).
How Mable 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 Mable's total volume
Mable by state
Where Mable concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 4,020 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,774 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 2,615 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 2,569 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 2,439 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 2,351 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 2,170 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 2,106 | 4.0% |
4,020 of 53,251 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Mable appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mable's data
- Mable's decade-level peak was the 1920s (14,011 total births); usage has since declined to 348 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Mables (4,020 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Mable: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
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 Mable 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.