Recorded 1937–1957 Girls' name Peak 1937 21 births

Mablean — girls' name

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

1930s111950s10
1930s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Mablean was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

6 babies were named Mablean in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mablean

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Mablean between 1937 and 1957, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mablean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mablean performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mablean shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mablean 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 21 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.

Mablean at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

21

Since 1937

21 years of records

Peak year

1937

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1937

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1957

Mablean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1937

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1937)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 1957195119381937 6

Mablean by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
11 births that decade — 52% of Mablean's all-time total
1930s111950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mablean?
21 babies have been named Mablean since 1937. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1937 with 6 births.
When was Mablean most popular?
Mablean was most popular in the 1930s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Mablean been used?
Mablean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 21 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Mablean?
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, 1937–1957 (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.