The first name Mabel
A girl’s name from Latin meaning “lovable”.
Pronounced /ˈmeɪbl̩/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Mabel means “lovable” in Latin.
Clipping of Amabel, from Latin amābilis (“lovable”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 1,527 girls were named Mabel, making it the 16th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mabel with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mabel at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,522 girls born in the United States were named Mabel, the 201st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 3,683 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Mabel
37 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mabel NormandAmerican actress (1893–1930)
- Princess Mabel of Orange-NassauDutch princess; widow of Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, born 1968
- Mabel StricklandAnglo-Maltese journalist, newspaper proprietor and politician (1899-1988)
- Mabel GayCuban triple jumper, born 1983
- Mabel TaliaferroActress (1887-1979)
- Mabel Van BurenAmerican actress (1878-1947)
- Mabel PaigeAmerican actress (1880-1954)
- Mabel AlbertsonAmerican actress (1901-1982)
- Mabel TaylorAmerican archer, 1879–1967
- Mabel BallinAmerican actress (1887-1958)
- Mabel CollinsBritish anti-vivisectionist (1851–1927)
- Mabel PartonBritish tennis player (1881-1962)
More Latin girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Mabel mean?
- Mabel means “lovable” in Latin.
- What is the origin of the name Mabel?
- Clipping of Amabel, from Latin amābilis (“lovable”).
- How popular is the name Mabel?
- In 2025, 1,527 girls born in England and Wales were named Mabel, ranking 16th.
- Is Mabel a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 142,693 US babies named Mabel since 1880 were girls.
- When was Mabel most popular?
- 1915 in the United States, when 3,683 babies were named Mabel, its highest rank at 62nd.
- How do you pronounce Mabel?
- Mabel is /ˈmeɪbl̩/, 2 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Mabel?
- Mable and Mabelle.