Mabel

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Mabel is an English female name derived from the Latin amabilis, "lovable, dear".

From Wikipedia

Mabel first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1915 with 3,683 babies (rank #62 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,380 girls (rank #222). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Mabel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Mabel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

141,163

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

3,683

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Mabel

Mabel Normandfilm screenwriter · b. 1892
Mabelrecording artist · b. 1996

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	808	#22
1881	893	#23
1882	997	#23
1883	1,086	#23
1884	1,270	#20
1885	1,349	#20
1886	1,422	#20
1887	1,494	#18
1888	1,830	#17
1889	1,947	#16
1890	2,058	#17
1891	2,029	#15
1892	2,170	#19
1893	2,191	#21
1894	2,221	#20
1895	2,359	#20
1896	2,283	#21
1897	2,222	#22
1898	2,331	#23
1899	2,127	#22
1900	2,509	#25
1901	2,097	#24
1902	2,280	#24
1903	2,163	#25
1904	2,172	#27
1905	2,178	#29
1906	2,054	#34
1907	2,069	#36
1908	2,096	#37
1909	2,007	#41
1910	2,123	#46
1911	2,171	#43
1912	2,714	#46
1913	2,741	#56
1914	3,131	#58
1915	3,683	#62
1916	3,680	#65
1917	3,499	#68
1918	3,636	#74
1919	3,405	#78
1920	3,364	#83
1921	3,336	#85
1922	2,894	#99
1923	2,696	#102
1924	2,652	#108
1925	2,292	#118
1926	2,076	#127
1927	1,954	#133
1928	1,742	#135
1929	1,516	#147
1930	1,369	#150
1931	1,060	#174
1932	1,111	#171
1933	875	#196
1934	850	#209
1935	826	#208
1936	743	#222
1937	697	#233
1938	674	#245
1939	593	#256
1940	548	#265
1941	507	#285
1942	513	#304
1943	478	#319
1944	387	#351
1945	344	#379
1946	334	#421
1947	345	#443
1948	311	#453
1949	253	#514
1950	228	#549
1951	200	#608
1952	216	#593
1953	197	#636
1954	173	#707
1955	194	#672
1956	181	#716
1957	175	#755
1958	132	#890
1959	140	#877
1960	134	#916
1961	140	#914
1962	126	#948
1963	122	#960
1964	124	#947
1965	94	#1,083
1966	84	#1,168
1967	72	#1,277
1968	71	#1,320
1969	86	#1,203
1970	60	#1,590
1971	75	#1,413
1972	68	#1,438
1973	65	#1,471
1974	82	#1,308
1975	68	#1,506
1976	76	#1,402
1977	64	#1,647
1978	62	#1,698
1979	70	#1,616
1980	76	#1,549
1981	86	#1,428
1982	75	#1,577
1983	73	#1,547
1984	75	#1,523
1985	67	#1,722
1986	72	#1,648
1987	86	#1,506
1988	105	#1,364
1989	64	#1,990
1990	78	#1,839
1991	75	#1,888
1992	80	#1,812
1993	65	#2,105
1994	76	#1,881
1995	53	#2,442
1996	58	#2,299
1997	42	#2,911
1998	77	#1,969
1999	90	#1,779
2000	75	#2,152
2001	83	#2,044
2002	93	#1,907
2003	97	#1,891
2004	90	#2,034
2005	106	#1,846
2006	116	#1,791
2007	127	#1,718
2008	139	#1,632
2009	147	#1,542
2010	177	#1,332
2011	196	#1,227
2012	241	#1,046
2013	393	#711
2014	427	#669
2015	529	#578
2016	605	#515
2017	703	#452
2018	727	#438
2019	712	#440
2020	717	#428
2021	831	#375
2022	1,026	#310
2023	1,130	#278
2024	1,380	#222