Female name
Mabel
9,604 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2025. Expression number: 6.
Origin
Clipping of Amabel, from Latin amābilis (“lovable”).From Wiktionary, entry “Mabel”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2025: 1,527 births. 9,604 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 16th among girls' names in 2025. It really came into use around 1998. It is still given: 5,540 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1915: 3,696 births. 142,693 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1880s to the 1920s. At its peak, it ranked 15th among girls' names in 1891. It is still given: 5,896 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2025: 52 births. 261 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 94th among girls' names in 2025. It really came into use around 2022. It is still given: 142 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2,106 | 2012–2023 | — |
Source: RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
4 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 3 = 15 → 6
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
1 + 5 = 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
4 + 2 + 3 = 9
- Digits missing from the name
- 6, 7, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.