Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Mabell isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mabell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 606
- 0 boys · 606 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 30 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 147 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mabell’s family of names
Mabell may belong to the same name family as Mabel. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Mabell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Madaline
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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“one who is mighty in battle”
>99% girls
Margarette
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