Girl
Mabel
A staple of the early 1900s that vanished for most of the 20th century before making a comeback as part of the 'grandma names' revival. It has faded some since the 1910s without dropping off entirely. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common.
LatinLatin "amabilis"
EtymologyMeaning "lovable"
Births by decade
1900s
21,728
1910s
30,890
1920s
24,590
1930s
8,834
1940s
4,027
1950s
1,836
1960s
1,053
1970s
689
1980s
777
1990s
694
2000s
1,072
2010s
3,263
Peaked in the 1910s · 99,453 total U.S. births since 1900