How Many People Are Named Mable?
An estimated 7,670 people in the United States have the first name Mable. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Mable peaked in popularity in 1922 with 1,629 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mable 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 Mable paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Mable is overwhelmingly female, 215 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- With an average bearer age of 71, Mable is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
- Mable has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
7,670
About 1 in 44,688 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1922
1,629 births
Total Registered
53,393
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mable
Mable is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 53,393 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Mable as a male name
Ranked #3,431 in 1943
6 male births in 1943
Peak: 1930 (13 births)
Mable as a female name
Ranked #2,468 in 2024
73 female births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (1,620 births)
Mable: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mable span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 14,096 babies were registered. Mable has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mable by Decade
How has Mable 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 | 1,544 | 0 | 1,544 | |
| 1890s | 3,184 | 0 | 3,184 | |
| 1900s | 5,158 | 10 | 5,148 | |
| 1910s | 11,757 | 39 | 11,718 | |
| 1920s | 14,096 | 85 | 14,011 | |
| 1930s | 7,826 | 75 | 7,751 | |
| 1940s | 4,927 | 6 | 4,921 | |
| 1950s | 2,659 | 0 | 2,659 | |
| 1960s | 950 | 0 | 950 | |
| 1970s | 308 | 0 | 308 | |
| 1980s | 185 | 0 | 185 | |
| 1990s | 106 | 0 | 106 | |
| 2000s | 157 | 0 | 157 | |
| 2010s | 261 | 0 | 261 | |
| 2020s | 275 | 0 | 275 | |
Mable by State
Birth registrations for Mable span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Alabama. The lowest are in Wyoming, District of Columbia, Vermont. On average, about 910 Mables were registered per state.
Mable + Last Name Combinations
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Mable: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mable?
We estimate approximately 7,670 people named Mable 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 44,688 Americans share this first name.
Is Mable a common name?
Mable is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 53,393 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mable most popular?
Mable reached peak popularity in 1922, when 1,629 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mable is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mable a female name?
Mable is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mable Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mable Smith, Mable Johnson, Mable 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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