Mable is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Mable means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Mable across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Mable has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Mable is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “lovable”. A variant spelling of Mabel, from Amabel.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 53,466 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 86 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Mable per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1922 (1,629/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (16/yr).
Mable has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1922, when it ranked #264 nationally (given to 1,629 babies that year).
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