Maybelle
A respelling of Mabel that brings in the word May. Mabel is a shortened form of Amabel, which comes from the Latin amabilis, meaning lovable.
Maybelle in 2025
Maybelle was given to 60 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 5,006th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 55,256 babies born.
The history of Maybelle
Maybelle reached its highest point in 1918, when 212 babies were given the name, ranking 857th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 542nd, in 1893.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 6,366 babies have been named Maybelle. Half of them were born before 1919, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Maybelle by decade
| Decade | Babies named Maybelle | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 304 | 579 |
| 1890s | 591 | 542 |
| 1900s | 843 | 543 |
| 1910s | 1,553 | 612 |
| 1920s | 1,289 | 1,008 |
| 1930s | 618 | 1,278 |
| 1940s | 328 | 1,924 |
| 1950s | 128 | 3,940 |
| 1960s | 64 | 6,287 |
| 1970s | 19 | 10,337 |
| 1980s | 21 | 14,545 |
| 1990s | 14 | 15,903 |
| 2000s | 58 | 13,725 |
| 2010s | 251 | 6,916 |
| 2020s | 285 | 5,006 |
Where Maybelle is heading
Maybelle has risen 71% over the past decade, from 35 babies in 2015 to 60 in 2025.
Names like Maybelle
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Maybelle.