Mabel
Mabel is a popular choice in the UK, ranked #16 in 2025. There's a good chance they'll share their name with at least one classmate throughout school.
About the Name Mabel
2024 marks Mabel's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #37. The name has climbed 31 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has broken into the UK top 100 on 6 occasions, signalling genuine mainstream interest.
Mabel is one of the most popular names in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Mabel on the register.
In the US it sits at #222 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Mabel
- Mabel Newlands — Mabel Annie Newlands, known as Mabel Newlands and also Ann Newlands, was a New Zealand community leader.
- Mabel Bagenal — Mabel O'Neill, Countess of Tyrone was an Anglo-Irish woman, best known as the third wife of the prominent Gaelic Irish lord Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone.
- Mabel Stark — Mary Ann Haynie, commonly known as Mabel Stark, was a renowned tiger trainer of the 1920s.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mabel
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mabel
Almost certainly the only Mabel in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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