Recorded 1938–1956 Girls' name Peak 1956 25 births

Mablene — girls' name

25 babies named Mablene in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s51950s15
1950s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Mablene was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

8 babies were named Mablene in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mablene

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Mablene between 1938 and 1956, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mablene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mablene performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mablene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mablene 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 25 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.

Mablene at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

25

Since 1938

19 years of records

Peak year

1956

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1938

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1956

Mablene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1938

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1956)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
456789 1956195519401938 5

Mablene by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
15 births that decade — 60% of Mablene's all-time total
1930s51940s51950s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mablene?
25 babies have been named Mablene since 1938. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1956 with 8 births.
When was Mablene most popular?
Mablene was most popular in the 1950s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Mablene been used?
Mablene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 19 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Mablene?
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, 1938–1956 (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.