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Mable

/ˈmeɪbəl/ · 100% girls · 73 born in 2025

Mable has been given to about 53,466 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1922, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmeɪbəl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 13,704
Median age today84 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mable per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1922 · 1,629
  • Born in 202573
  • All time53,466
  • England & Wales, 202516

How popular is Mable?

Its best year was 1922, when 1,629 babies were given the name, ranking 152nd. The typical living American called Mable is about 84 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Mable

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marlee0.71
  2. Gayle0.70
  3. Maybelle0.72
  4. Gale0.70
  5. Maylee0.71
  6. Halle0.70
  7. Kayle0.70
  8. Marley0.65

Middle names for Mable

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mable Catherine0.84
  2. Mable Josephine0.84
  3. Mable Rose0.83
  4. Mable Grace0.83
  5. Mable Jane0.83
  6. Mable Louise0.83

Sibling names for Mable

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.97
  2. Florasister · 0.97
  3. Lottiesister · 0.96
  4. Opalsister · 0.96
  5. Archiebrother · 0.92
  6. Hughbrother · 0.90

Where Mable is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.01%
  2. Indiana0.01%
  3. Michigan0.01%
  4. Ohio0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mable White0.78
  2. Mable Nguyen0.78
  3. Mable Hill0.78
  4. Mable Hall0.78
  5. Mable Brown0.78
  6. Mable Young0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mable

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Mable across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.