Maybelle
Maybelle was the 2849th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 334th; the most babies were born in 1918 (212). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,353 places. More babies were named Maybelle in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mabel) lovable · Latin, English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,849 girls, up 970 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 60girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1918212 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,366babies recorded
What does the name Maybelle mean?
Maybelle is a spelling of Mabel, pronounced the same way, so it shares Mabel's meaning and origin.
Mabel is a medieval short form of Amabel, from Latin amabilis, "lovable". DMNES lists English records of Mabilia, Mabbel and similar forms from the late 12th century, under the full form Amabel. Yonge's History of Christian Names (1884) glosses it "beloved", in line with the Latin. It is unrelated to French ma belle, "my beautiful one", a link that is sometimes suggested.
amabilis (Latin, “lovable”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Other explanations you may read: from French ma belle 'my beautiful'.
Related names: Amabel, Mable, Mae, Annabel.
See also: Latin names, names that mean love.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mabel', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Amabel', DMNES, Durham University
- Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names, new ed. (1884), index s.v. 'Mabel' (19th-century work; used for dated usage facts only), Macmillan (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
Maybelle popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,849 | 60 |
| 2020 | #3,819 | 38 |
| 2010 | #7,771 | 16 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,364 | 10 |
| 1950 | #2,404 | 18 |
| 1940 | #1,054 | 47 |
| 1930 | #694 | 99 |
| 1920 | #549 | 169 |
| 1910 | #383 | 106 |
| 1900 | #354 | 91 |
| 1890 | #371 | 46 |
| 1880 | #429 | 16 |
How popular is Maybelle, counting every spelling?
Maybelle is a spelling of Mabel, a name family that ranked #211 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,849 for Maybelle on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,655 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mabel | 1,522 | #201 | 5,896 |
| Mable | 73 | #2,450 | 302 |
| Maybelle | 60 | #2,849 | 247 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maybelle?
60 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maybelle (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maybelle born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 140 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maybelle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maybelle?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Maybelle are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 6 and 79. That makes Maybelle mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maybelle by state
How common Maybelle was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maybelle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maybelle, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maybelle
What does Maybelle mean?
Maybelle is a spelling of Mabel, which means “lovable” (Latin, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Maybelle?
Maybelle was the 2849th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 334th; the most babies were born in 1918 (212). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,353 places. More babies were named Maybelle in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Maybelle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maybelle in the US.
Where is Maybelle most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maybelle was most common in Illinois (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.