Maybelle: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “lovable”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- MAY-bel · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Maybelle is a compound form based on May and Belle, and is also associated with Mabel. In practice it is commonly understood as a vintage elaboration connected with Mabel, from Latin amabilis 'lovable.'
How popular is Maybelle?
Babies named Maybelle in 202432
2024 rank#4,371 girls
Peak year1908
Total US babies since 18806,306
Maybelle is rising: use over the last five years is 2.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Maybelle
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Maybelle questions
What does the name Maybelle mean?
Maybelle means "lovable". It comes from English. Maybelle is a compound form based on May and Belle, and is also associated with Mabel. In practice it is commonly understood as a vintage elaboration connected with Mabel, from Latin amabilis 'lovable.'
Is Maybelle a boy or girl name?
Maybelle is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Maybelle?
32 US babies were named Maybelle in 2024. Its peak year was 1908.
How do you pronounce Maybelle?
Maybelle is usually pronounced MAY-bel.
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.