How Many People Are Named Mabel?
An estimated 19,274 people in the United States have the first name Mabel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Mabel peaked in popularity in 1915 with 3,696 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mabel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mabel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Mabel is overwhelmingly female, 409 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
19,274
About 1 in 17,783 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1915
3,696 births
Total Registered
141,163
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mabel
Mabel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 141,163 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Mabel as a male name
Ranked #3,763 in 1940
5 male births in 1940
Peak: 1917 (17 births)
Mabel as a female name
Ranked #222 in 2024
1,380 female births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (3,683 births)
Mabel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mabel span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 30,890 babies were registered. Mabel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mabel by Decade
How has Mabel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13,127 | 31 | 13,096 | |
| 1890s | 22,046 | 55 | 21,991 | |
| 1900s | 21,728 | 103 | 21,625 | |
| 1910s | 30,890 | 107 | 30,783 | |
| 1920s | 24,591 | 69 | 24,522 | |
| 1930s | 8,837 | 39 | 8,798 | |
| 1940s | 4,025 | 5 | 4,020 | |
| 1950s | 1,836 | 0 | 1,836 | |
| 1960s | 1,053 | 0 | 1,053 | |
| 1970s | 690 | 0 | 690 | |
| 1980s | 779 | 0 | 779 | |
| 1990s | 694 | 0 | 694 | |
| 2000s | 1,073 | 0 | 1,073 | |
| 2010s | 4,710 | 0 | 4,710 | |
| 2020s | 5,084 | 0 | 5,084 | |
Mabel by State
Birth registrations for Mabel span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina. The lowest are in Nevada, Alaska, Wyoming. On average, about 1,570 Mabels were registered per state.
Mabel + Last Name Combinations
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Mabel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mabel?
We estimate approximately 19,274 people named Mabel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 17,783 Americans share this first name.
Is Mabel a common name?
Mabel is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 141,163 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mabel most popular?
Mabel reached peak popularity in 1915, when 3,696 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mabel is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mabel a female name?
Mabel is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mabel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mabel Smith, Mabel Johnson, Mabel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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