Mabel

Mabel: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “lovable”
Origin: Latin
Say it: MAY-bəl · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Mabel comes from the medieval short form of Amabel, from Latin amabilis 'lovable.' It was used in English after the Norman period.

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How popular is Mabel?

2024415 per million US babies

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Babies named Mabel in 20241,380

2024 rank#222 girls

Peak year1891

Total US babies since 1880141,163

Mabel is rising: use over the last five years is 3.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Mabel

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Mablelovable · Latin
Camilayoung ceremonial attendant · Latin
Lunamoon · Latin
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Emilyrival · Latin
Norahonor · Latin
Lucylight · Latin
Gracegrace; favor · Latin

Mabel questions

What does the name Mabel mean?

Mabel means "lovable". It comes from Latin. Mabel comes from the medieval short form of Amabel, from Latin amabilis 'lovable.' It was used in English after the Norman period.

Is Mabel a boy or girl name?

Mabel is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Mabel?

1,380 US babies were named Mabel in 2024. Its peak year was 1891.

How do you pronounce Mabel?

Mabel is usually pronounced MAY-bəl.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.