Mable

Mable: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Variant spelling of Mabel, from the medieval short form of Amabel, from Latin amabilis 'lovable'. Mable is less traditional than Mabel.

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How popular is Mable?

202422.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Mable in 202473

2024 rank#2,457 girls

Peak year1905

Total US babies since 188053,393

Mable is rising: use over the last five years is 3.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Mable

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Gracegrace; favor · Latin

Mable questions

What does the name Mable mean?

Mable means "lovable". It comes from Latin. Variant spelling of Mabel, from the medieval short form of Amabel, from Latin amabilis 'lovable'. Mable is less traditional than Mabel.

Is Mable a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Mable?

73 US babies were named Mable in 2024. Its peak year was 1905.

How do you pronounce Mable?

Mable is usually pronounced MAY-bul.

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.