Given name
Maybelle
“one who is lovable”
Maybelle is a variant of Mabel. One English interpretation is “one who is lovable.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maybelle is a variant of Mabel. One English interpretation is “one who is lovable.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maybelle 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
Maybelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,366
- 0 boys · 6,366 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 212 babies
- 2025
- 60
- #2,849 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +52%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 60 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,849 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 52.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 212 in 1918. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,374 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.
Maybelle’s family of names
Maybelle has a related form in Mabel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Maybelle
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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