Mabel

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Diminutive of Amabel, Latin

"lovable"

Mabel Origin and Meaning

The name Mabel is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "lovable".

Mabel is cuddly Victorian favorite rising in popularity in the US, after a 50-year nap If you love offbeat old-fashioned names like Violet or Josephine, only sassier and bubblier, Mabel is one for you to consider. It is currently in the US Top 200 and the UK Top 50.

In the 1880s and 1890s, Mabel was a Top 20 name. Some of Mabel's vintage cultural references include Charlie Chaplin's favorite leading lady Mabel Normand, jazz singer Mabel Mercer, the lead character in Gilbert & Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance

There is a Princess Mabel in the Netherlands today, born a commoner and the widow of Prince Friso. Several celebrities have named their daughters Mabel, including Chad Lowe, Nenah Cherry, Bruce Willis and Dermot Mulroney., and the baby on the sitcom Mad About You (in which Mabel was an acronym for Mothers Always Bring Extra Love--a nice thought).

Mabel Rank in US Top 1000

# 278 in the US

Mabel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 27 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Mabel

• 278 US 2023
• 27 Nameberry 2025
• 49 Future 2035
• 40 England 2023
• 84 Scotland 2024
• 94 New Zealand 2024
• 80 Dogs 2022

20 Names Similar to Mabel

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Mabel.

• Matilda
• Margot
• Florence
• June
• Winnie
• Clementine
• Edie
• Pippa
• Harriet
• Etta
• Willa
• Lottie
• Sylvie
• Flora
• Edith
• Olive
• Bea
• Beatrice
• Ada
• Birdie

Famous People Named Mabel

• Mabel Kroger (b. 2006) Epic Gamer
• Mabel Martine Wisse Smit Princess of Orange,Nassau, wife of Prince Friso of the Netherlands
• Mabel Elizabeth King American singer and actress
• Mabel Esmonde Cahill Irish tennis player
• Mabel Esplin (1874 1921), English stained glass artist and muralist
• Mabel Ethelreid Normand American silent film comedienne
• Mabel Gardiner Hubbard wife of inventor Alexander Graham Bell
• Mabel Ida Albertson American actress
• Mabel Mercer American cabaret singer
• Mabel Seeley American mystery novelist
• Mabel Suffield Tolkien mother of novelist J.R.R. Tolkien
• Mabel McKeown (b. 1986) English politician; daughter of comedienne Tracey Ullman
• Mabel Ray Mulroney (b. 2008) daughter of actor Dermot Mulroney
• Mabel Painter Lowe (b. 2009) daughter of actor Chad Lowe and producer Kim Painter
• Mabel Ray Willis (b. 2012) daughter of actor Bruce Willis
• Mabel Brand (b. 2016) daughter of actor/comedian Russell Brand
• Mabel Jane Grace (b. 2017) daughter of actor Topher Grace and Ashley Hinshaw
• Olivia Mabel Smithson (b. 2012) daughter of singer Carly Smithson

The name Mabel in Pop Culture

• Mabel "Madea" Simmons movie character played by Tyler Perry
• Mabel Buchman daughter of Jamie and Paul Buchman on TV's "Mad About You"
• Mabel Chiltern character in Oscar Wilde's "An Ideal Husband"
• Mabel Darcy Bridget's daughter in Helen Fielding's "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy"
• Mabel Lane Fox character in "Downton Abbey"
• Mabel Motley main character in comic strip "Motley's Crew"
• Mabel Pines main character on animated series "Gravity Falls"
• Mabel Rickets aged Northumbrian nurse in Sir Walter Scott's "Rob Roy"
• Mabel Robson character in G. A. Henty's "With the Allies to Pekin"
• Mabel Thompson Nucky's first wife on TV's "Boardwalk Empire"
• Mabel character in Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance"
• Mabel goshawk in Helen MacDonald's "H is for Hawk"
• Mabel the ugly stepsister in film "Shrek the Third"
• Mabel Martin titular character of horror podcast 'Mabel'
• "Mabel Normand " song by Stevie Nicks
• Mabel mentioned in an episode of "The Simpsons" ("So I says to Mabel, I says...")
• Mabel Able character from the video game "Animal Crossing”
• Mabel Rose character from Libba Bray’s “The Diviners” quartet.
• "Naughty Mabel " children's book by Nathan Lane and Devlin Elliott

International Variations of the name Mabel

• Mabilia Italian
• Máible Irish Gaelic
• Moibeal Scottish