Given name & surname
Mable
“one who is lovable”
In English use, Mable is a variant of Mabel. One English interpretation is “one who is lovable.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Mable is a variant of Mabel. One English interpretation is “one who is lovable.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Mable is a variant of Mabel. An origin associated with Mabel is Old French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mable through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 53,466
- 215 boys · 53,251 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 1,629 babies
- 2025
- 73
- #2,450 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +59%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 73 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,450 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 58.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,620 in 1922. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,306 as a first name in 2020; 634 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mable’s family of names
In English usage, Mable has a related form in Mabel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Mable
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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